Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 25

Priyavrata Accepts Kingship by Brahmā’s Instruction; Sapta-dvīpa Formation and Renunciation

Devanagari script

आग्नीध्रेध्मजिह्वयज्ञबाहुमहावीरहिरण्यरेतोघृतपृष्ठसवनमेधातिथिवीतिहोत्रकवय इति सर्व एवाग्निनामान: ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

āgnīdhredhmajihva-yajñabāhu-mahāvīra-hiraṇyareto-ghṛtapṛṣṭha-savana-medhātithi-vītihotra-kavaya iti sarva evāgni-nāmānaḥ.

Translation

Ang sampung anak na lalaki ay pinangalanang Āgnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Mahāvīra, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Savana, Medhātithi, Vītihotra, at Kavi. Ang mga pangalang ito ay mga pangalan din ni Agni, ang diyos ng apoy.

Synonyms

• āgnīdhra: Āgnīdhra
• āgnīdhra: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgnīdhra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (as part of list; understood ‘(they are) Āgnīdhra…’)

• edhmajihva: Edhmajihva
• edhmajihva: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: edhmajihva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; name; karmadhāraya (‘whose tongue is fuel’ as epithet)

• yajñabāhu: Yajñabāhu
• yajñabāhu: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña + bāhu (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; name; tatpuruṣa (‘arm of sacrifice’)

• mahāvīra: Mahāvīra
• mahāvīra: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + vīra (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; name; karmadhāraya (‘great hero’)

• hiraṇyaretaḥ: Hiraṇyareta
• hiraṇyaretaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇya + retas (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; name; karmadhāraya (‘golden seed/seminal’)

• ghṛtapṛṣṭha: Ghṛtapṛṣṭha
• ghṛtapṛṣṭha: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghṛta + pṛṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; name; karmadhāraya (‘ghee-backed’)

• savana: Savana
• savana: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: savana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; name

• medhātithi: Medhātithi
• medhātithi: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: medhā + tithi (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; name; tatpuruṣa (‘guest of wisdom/medhā’)

• vītihotra: Vītihotra
• vītihotra: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīti + hotra (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; name; tatpuruṣa (‘offering/oblation in vīti-rite’)

• kavayaḥ: Kavi (and others; sages/sons named Kavi)
• kavayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इति) closing list

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic (अवधारण)

• agni-nāmānaḥ: bearing names of Agni
• agni-nāmānaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agni + nāman (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa (‘having Agni as name’/‘Agni-named’)

Characters & Entities

• Āgnīdhra
• Edhmajihva
• Yajñabāhu
• Mahāvīra
• Hiraṇyaretā
• Ghṛtapṛṣṭha
• Savana
• Medhātithi
• Vītihotra
• Kavi

FAQs

Why are the sons in Srimad Bhagavatam given Agni-related names?

This verse highlights that their identities were linked to Agni and yajña culture, indicating a family tradition centered on Vedic sacrifice, discipline, and dharma.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam Canto 5 Chapter 1 verse 25 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this narration to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while describing the dynastic details in the Fifth Canto.

What is a practical takeaway from this shloka for modern life?

Choose names, habits, and daily practices that remind you of your spiritual ideals—so your identity naturally supports devotion, duty, and self-discipline.