Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 23

The Future Manus and the Avatāras in Their Manvantaras

Devanagari script

विष्वक्सेनो विषूच्यां तु शम्भो: सख्यं करिष्यति । जात: स्वांशेन भगवान्गृहे विश्वसृजो विभु: ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

viṣvakseno viṣūcyāṁ tu śambhoḥ sakhyaṁ kariṣyati jātaḥ svāṁśena bhagavān gṛhe viśvasṛjo vibhuḥ

Translation

在毗湿瓦斯拉什塔的家中，至上人格神的一分圆满部分将从毗苏琪的胎中显现，化身为名为毗湿瓦克塞那者；他将与商布结为友。

Synonyms

• विष्वक्सेनः: Viṣvaksena (name)
• विष्वक्सेनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्वक् + सेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (नामधारक-समास)

• विषूच्याम्: in/with Viṣūcī
• विषूच्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषूची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सख्यम्: friendship
• सख्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• करिष्यति: will make/establish
• करिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• जातः: born
• जातः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + जात (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्वांशेन: by his own portion
• स्वांशेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वः अंशः’

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; -वत् प्रत्ययान्त

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• विश्वसृजः: of Viśvasṛj (name)
• विश्वसृजः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + सृज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विश्वं सृजति’ → ‘विश्वसृज्’ (creator of the universe)

• विभुः: the all-powerful one
• विभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Viṣvaksena
• Viṣūcī
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Bhagavān
• Viśvasṛj

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Viṣvaksena and his connection with Lord Śiva?

This verse states that Viṣvaksena will be born from Viṣūcī and will establish friendship with Lord Śambhu (Śiva), indicating harmony and devotional connection between great divine personalities.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī mention Bhagavān appearing as ‘svāṁśa’ in this verse?

Śukadeva is describing future divine arrangements in the manvantara cycles, noting that the Supreme Lord will manifest through a partial expansion (svāṁśa) in the home of Viśvasṛj as part of His governance and protection of dharma.

Practical application: what can devotees learn from ‘sakhya’ (friendship) with Śambhu mentioned here?

The verse highlights respectful harmony among exalted devotees and divine beings; in modern life, it encourages cultivating saintly friendship, honoring other Vaiṣṇavas and Śiva-bhaktas, and seeing unity in service to Bhagavān.