Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 16

Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

अनुह्रादस्य सूर्यायां बाष्कलो महिषस्तथा । विरोचनस्तु प्राह्रादिर्देव्यां तस्याभवद्ब‍‌लि: ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

anuhrādasya sūryāyāṁ bāṣkalo mahiṣas tathā virocanas tu prāhrādir devyāṁ tasyābhavad baliḥ

Translation

Ang asawa ni Anuhlāda ay si Sūryā. Ipinanganak niya ang dalawang anak na lalaki, sina Bāṣkala at Mahiṣa. Si Prahlāda ay may isang anak na si Virocana; at mula sa asawa ni Virocana isinilang si Bali Mahārāja.

Synonyms

• अनुह्रादस्य: of Anuhrāda
• अनुह्रादस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुह्राद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• सूर्यायाम्: in (the wife) Sūryā
• सूर्यायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location; in/through Sūryā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• बाष्कलः: Bāṣkala
• बाष्कलः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• महिषः: Mahiṣa
• महिषः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Discourse adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) / समुच्चयार्थ (also/likewise)

• विरोचनः: Virocana
• विरोचनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विशेषार्थक (emphatic)

• प्राह्रादिः: son of Prahlāda (Prāhrādi)
• प्राह्रादिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; apposition to विरोचनः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राह्रादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• देव्याम्: in (the wife) Devī
• देव्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location; in Devī)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual)

• अभवत्: was born/occurred
• अभवत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; complement of अभवत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

Characters & Entities

• Anuhlāda
• Sūryā
• Bāṣkala
• Mahiṣa
• Prahlāda
• Virocana
• Devī
• Bali

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the lineage of Bali Maharaja?

This verse traces Bali’s ancestry: Prahlāda’s son is Virocana, and from Virocana (through his wife Devī) Bali was born; it also notes Anuhlāda’s sons Bāṣkala and Mahiṣa through his wife Sūryā.

Why is Prahlada Maharaja mentioned in Canto 6 Chapter 18?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is listing the descendants in the Daitya line while narrating the broader history connected to Diti’s progeny; Prahlāda is a key link leading to Virocana and Bali.

How can a devotee apply the lesson of Bhagavatam genealogies in modern life?

They remind a reader that character and destiny unfold through time and relationships; reflecting on saintly figures like Prahlāda and notable devotees like Bali can inspire steadiness in dharma and devotion across generations.