Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 22

Vṛtrāsura Rebukes Indra; Heroic Combat and the Asura’s Pure Devotional Prayers

Devanagari script

पुंसां किलैकान्तधियां स्वकानां या: सम्पदो दिवि भूमौ रसायाम् । न राति यद्‌द्वेष उद्वेग आधि- र्मद: कलिर्व्यसनं सम्प्रयास: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

puṁsāṁ kilaikānta-dhiyāṁ svakānāṁ yāḥ sampado divi bhūmau rasāyām na rāti yad dveṣa udvega ādhir madaḥ kalir vyasanaṁ samprayāsaḥ

Translation

Những ai một lòng quy phục nơi liên hoa túc của Đấng Tối Thượng và luôn tưởng niệm liên hoa túc ấy, được Ngài thừa nhận là người của Ngài, là kẻ hầu cận của Ngài. Nhưng Ngài không ban cho họ sự phú quý rực rỡ của cõi trời, cõi người hay cõi dưới, vì của cải vật chất ấy làm tăng thù hận, lo âu, xao động tâm trí, kiêu mạn, tranh chấp, tai ương và bao nhọc nhằn; mất đi thì chịu khổ lớn.

Synonyms

• puṁsām: of men
• puṁsām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pumān/puṁs (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural

• kila: indeed/it is said
• kila: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), report/emphasis

• ekānta-dhiyām: of the one-pointed-minded
• ekānta-dhiyām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekānta (प्रातिपदिक) + dhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa; Feminine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural (ending -yām); qualifies puṁsām: 'of those whose mind is one-pointed'

• svakānām: of their own (devotees)
• svakānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Plural; qualifier (own/one's)

• yāḥ: which
• yāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural; relative pronoun referring to sampadaḥ

• sampadaḥ: prosperities/opulences
• sampadaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sampad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural

• divi: in heaven
• divi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

• bhūmau: on earth
• bhūmau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

• rasāyām: in the netherworld
• rasāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular; rasā = nether region/underworld

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• rāti: gives
• rāti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rā (धा. √rā/√dā in sense 'to give')
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्/present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Singular; parasmaipada

• yat: that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; correlates with yāḥ; object of rāti

• dveṣaḥ: hatred
• dveṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; in list of results)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dveṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• udvegaḥ: anxiety/agitation
• udvegaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udvega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• ādhiḥ: mental distress
• ādhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता; in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• madaḥ: pride/intoxication
• madaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• kaliḥ: quarrel/discord (Kali)
• kaliḥ: Karta (कर्ता; in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• vyasanam: calamity/addiction
• vyasanam: Karta (कर्ता; in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyasana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

• samprayāsaḥ: great exertion/struggle
• samprayāsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samprayāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular

Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā (4.11) the Lord says:

Characters & Entities

• Vṛtrāsura
• Indra

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about material wealth and its side effects?

This verse says that worldly and heavenly opulences are not a true blessing for one-pointed devotees, because such prosperity tends to produce envy, agitation, anxiety, pride, quarrel, misfortune, and exhausting struggle.

Why did Vṛtrāsura say this to Indra?

While facing Indra in battle, Vṛtrāsura reveals the mood of a pure devotee: he is not tempted by celestial gains or power, and he highlights how material ‘success’ often entangles the mind in conflict and distress.

Practical application of ekānta-bhakti (single-minded devotion) in modern life?

Use success and resources without obsession—reduce comparison and rivalry, keep spiritual priorities first, and notice how envy, anxiety, and constant striving decrease when devotion becomes the central aim.