Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 22

Bharata Mahārāja’s Attachment to a Deer and His Fall from Yoga

Devanagari script

आसादितहविषि बर्हिषि दूषिते मयोपालब्धो भीतभीत: सपद्युपरतरास ऋषिकुमारवदवहितकरणकलाप आस्ते ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

āsādita-haviṣi barhiṣi dūṣite mayopālabdho bhīta-bhītaḥ sapady uparata-rāsa ṛṣi-kumāravad avahita-karaṇa-kalāpa āste.

Translation

Khi ta đặt lễ vật tế tự trên cỏ kuśa, nai con đang chơi lại dùng răng chạm vào cỏ làm ô uế. Ta xua và quở trách, nó liền sợ hãi, ngồi im như con của bậc hiền sĩ, thu nhiếp các căn, và ngừng chơi.

Synonyms

• आसादितहविषि: in/at the (ritual) oblation that was approached
• आसादितहविषि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + सादित (कृदन्त) + हविस्/हविष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—आसादितं हविः यस्मिन् (in the oblation that has been approached/handled)

• बर्हिषि: on the sacrificial grass
• बर्हिषि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन

• दूषिते: when/where it was defiled
• दूषिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण, qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूषित (कृदन्त; दूष् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता/agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उपालब्धः: rebuked, reproached
• उपालब्धः: Karta (कर्ता/subject, predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + आ + लब्ध (कृदन्त; लभ् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle) अर्थे—‘rebuked/reproached’

• भीतभीतः: very frightened
• भीतभीतः: Karta (कर्ता/subject, qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीत (कृदन्त; भी धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (intensive)

• सपदि: immediately
• सपदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सपदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• उपरतरासः: with playfulness stopped
• उपरतरासः: Karta (कर्ता/subject, qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपरत + रास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—उपरतः रासः यस्य (whose playfulness has ceased)

• ऋषिकुमारवत्: like a sage’s son
• ऋषिकुमारवत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋषि + कुमार + वत् (अव्यय-तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative adverb) ‘like a sage’s boy’

• अवहितकरणकलापः: one whose faculties are attentive
• अवहितकरणकलापः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवहित + करण + कलाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—अवहितः करणकलापः यस्य (whose set of senses/limbs is attentive)

• आस्ते: sits, remains
• आस्ते: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

Purport

Bharata Mahārāja was constantly thinking of the activities of the deer, forgetting that such meditation and diversion of attention was killing his progress in spiritual achievement.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata Mahārāja
• Deer (mṛga)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about distraction during worship or sacrifice?

This verse shows that when sacred worship is disturbed and becomes impure, a sincere practitioner should accept correction, become alert, and re-establish purity through restraint of the senses and focused attention.

Why did Bharata Mahārāja become fearful in this verse?

He realized he had been negligent and was being corrected; that awareness of fault made him afraid of spiritual downfall, so he immediately became careful and composed.

Practical application of sense control (avahita-karaṇa-kalāpa) in modern life?

When you notice your mind pulling you away from your spiritual routine, pause, accept the correction, reduce distractions, and return to practice with deliberate attention and disciplined senses.