Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 6

Varṣā-Śarad Vṛndāvana-Śobha: The Beauty of the Rainy and Autumn Seasons in Vraja

Devanagari script

तडिद्वन्तो महामेघाश्चण्डश्वसनवेपिता: । प्रीणनं जीवनं ह्यस्य मुमुचु: करुणा इव ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

taḍidvanto mahā-meghāś caṇḍa-śvasana-vepitāḥ prīṇanaṁ jīvanaṁ hy asya mumucuḥ karuṇā iva

Translation

闪电辉映之下，巨云被狂风摇撼卷荡；如同慈悲之人，它们为取悦世间而倾注自身的生命之雨。

Synonyms

• तडिद्वन्तः: lightning-bearing
• तडिद्वन्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तडिद्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; मतुप्-अन्त विशेषण (possessing lightning)

• महामेघाः: great clouds
• महामेघाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मेघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान्तः मेघाः)

• चण्ड-श्वसन-वेपिताः: shaken by fierce winds
• चण्ड-श्वसन-वेपिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + श्वसन (प्रातिपदिक) + वेपित (प्रातिपदिक; √वेप् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चण्डेन श्वसनेन वेपिताः)

• प्रीणनम्: delight/refreshment
• प्रीणनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीणन (प्रातिपदिक; √प्री धातु, ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियानाम (action-noun)

• जीवनम्: life-giving sustenance
• जीवनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवन (प्रातिपदिक; √जीव् धातु, ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियानाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• अस्य: of it/of this (world)
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुमुचुः: they released/poured forth
• मुमुचुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• करुणाः: compassions/mercies
• करुणाः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करुणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Upama-sambandha (उपमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

Purport

Just as great, compassionate personalities sometimes give their lives or wealth for the happiness of society, the rain clouds poured down their rain upon the parched earth. Although the clouds were thus dissipated, they freely provided rainfall for the happiness of the earth.

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about rain clouds and compassion?

This verse compares the clouds’ life-giving rain to karuṇā (compassion), showing how nature can mirror divine mercy by sustaining and refreshing all beings.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 10.20.6?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse while narrating to King Parīkṣit the seasonal pastimes and atmosphere of Vṛndāvana during Kṛṣṇa’s presence.

How can I apply the lesson of this shloka in modern life?

Like the clouds that give life despite being driven by strong winds, cultivate steady compassion—offer help, encouragement, and spiritual nourishment even amid pressure and turmoil.