Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 22

Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Devanagari script

इलोपाख्यानमत्रोक्तं तारोपाख्यानमेव च । सूर्यवंशानुकथनं शशादाद्या नृगादय: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

ilopākhyānam atroktaṁ tāropākhyānam eva ca sūrya-vaṁśānukathanaṁ śaśādādyā nṛgādayaḥ

Translation

Dito rin isinalaysay ang kasaysayan ni Ilā at ni Tārā, at ang paglalarawan ng mga inapo ng dinastiyang Solar, kabilang ang mga haring tulad nina Śaśāda at Nṛga.

Synonyms

• इल-उपाख्यानम्: the episode of Ilā
• इल-उपाख्यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इला (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (इलायाः उपाख्यानम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular neuter (context: item in list)

• अत्र: here (in this Purāṇa)
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• उक्तम्: is described/mentioned
• उक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; past passive participle ‘said/mentioned’

• तारा-उपाख्यानम्: the episode of Tārā
• तारा-उपाख्यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारा (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तारायाः उपाख्यानम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: ‘indeed/just’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सूर्य-वंश-अनुकथनम्: the narration of the Solar dynasty
• सूर्य-वंश-अनुकथनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + वंश + अनु + कथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सूर्यवंशस्य अनुकथनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शशादयः: Śaśa and others
• शशादयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; nominative plural masculine; ‘etc.’ sense with -आदयः

• आद्याः: beginning with
• आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; nominative plural masculine; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• नृग-आदयः: Nṛga and others
• नृग-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; nominative plural masculine; ‘Nṛga and others’

Characters & Entities

• Ila
• Tārā
• Śaśāda
• Nṛga

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the stories of Ila and Tārā?

This verse states that Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam includes the narrations (upākhyānas) of Ila and Tārā as part of its sacred historical accounts.

Why is the Solar dynasty (Sūryavaṁśa) mentioned in Canto 12 Chapter 12?

Śukadeva summarizes the Bhāgavatam’s contents, noting that it recounts important royal lineages like the Sūryavaṁśa, beginning with Śaśāda and including Nṛga and others.

Practical application: what can a modern reader learn from these dynasty and character summaries?

They encourage seeing history through dharma and karma—learning from the lives of kings and personalities and using those lessons to cultivate integrity, responsibility, and devotion.