Shloka 53

Kurukṣetra Pilgrimage: Sages Praise Kṛṣṇa; Vasudeva Inquires on Karma; Viṣṇu-yajña Performed

Devanagari script

पत्नीसंयाजावभृथ्यैश्चरित्वा ते महर्षय: । सस्‍नू रामह्रदे विप्रा यजमानपुर:सरा: ॥ ५३ ॥

Transliteration

patnī-saṁyājāvabhṛthyaiś caritvā te maharṣayaḥ sasnū rāma-hrade viprā yajamāna-puraḥ-sarāḥ

Translation

Sau khi giám sát các nghi patnī-saṁyāja và avabhṛthya hoàn tất đúng phép, các đại hiền triết Bà-la-môn ấy, với yajamāna Vasudeva dẫn đầu, đã tắm tại hồ Rāma-hrada của Đức Paraśurāma.

Synonyms

• patnīsaṁyāja-avabhṛthyaiḥ: with the Patnisamyaja and Avabhritha rituals
• patnīsaṁyāja-avabhṛthyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnīsaṁyāja-avabhṛthya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• caritvā: having performed/executed
• caritvā: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: Tvanta Avyaya (Gerund/क्त्वा)

• te: they (those)
• te: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• sasnuḥ: they bathed
• sasnuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: Lit Lakara (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama Purusha, Bahuvachana

• rāma-hrade: in the lake of Lord Rama (Parashurama)
• rāma-hrade: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma-hrada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• viprāḥ: the brahmanas
• viprāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• yajamāna-puraḥ-sarāḥ: placing the sacrificer (Dhritarashtra/Yudhishthira) in front
• yajamāna-puraḥ-sarāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yajamāna-puraḥ-sara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Characters & Entities

• Maharishis
• Brāhmaṇas
• Yajamānas
• Balarāma (Rāma)

FAQs

What is the avabhṛtha bath in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

It is the concluding purification bath performed after completing a Vedic sacrifice, marking the formal completion of the yajña and the return to auspicious daily life.

Why did the sages bathe in Rāma-hrada in Canto 10 Chapter 84?

After finishing the sacrifice and its concluding rites, the sages observed the traditional avabhṛtha bathing ceremony at the holy lake known as Rāma-hrada.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It highlights finishing sacred duties properly—completing vows, rituals, or service with purity, gratitude, and a final act of cleansing and dedication to the Lord.