Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 26

The Freed Kings Glorify Kṛṣṇa; Instruction on Kingship, Detachment, and Remembrance

Devanagari script

भोजयित्वा वरान्नेन सुस्‍नातान्समलङ्कृतान् । भोगैश्च विविधैर्युक्तांस्ताम्बूलाद्यैर्नृपोचितै: ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

bhojayitvā varānnena su-snātān samalaṅkṛtān bhogaiś ca vividhair yuktāṁs tāmbūlādyair nṛpocitaiḥ

Translation

待诸王沐浴净身、装饰庄严之后，至尊主圣奎师那令他们享用上等佳肴，又赐予符合王者享乐的种种供品，如槟榔、嚼叶等。

Synonyms

• bhojayitvā: having fed
• bhojayitvā: Purvakalika Kriya (Prior Action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: Causative Absolutive/Gerund (Ktva/क्त्वा)

• varānnena: with excellent food
• varānnena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varānna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular. (varam annam)

• su-snātān: well-bathed
• su-snātān: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: susnāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• samalaṅkṛtān: fully decorated/adorned
• samalaṅkṛtān: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samalaṅkṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural. (PPP of sam+alam+kṛ)

• bhogaiḥ: with enjoyments/objects of pleasure
• bhogaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• vividhaiḥ: various
• vividhaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• yuktān: endowed with/engaged in
• yuktān: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural. (PPP of yuj)

• tāmbūlādyaiḥ: betel nuts and so forth
• tāmbūlādyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāmbūlādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural. (tāmbūlam ādi yeṣām)

• nṛpocitaiḥ: befitting kings
• nṛpocitaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nṛpocita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural. (nṛpa-ucita)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about proper hospitality to honored guests?

This verse describes ideal reception—feeding excellent food, arranging bathing and adornment, and offering refined comforts (like tāmbūla), showing that honoring guests according to dharma is a sacred duty.

Who is speaking this verse in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.73.26?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the description of the events in Canto 10, Chapter 73.

How can the teaching of this shloka be applied in modern life?

Offer sincere respect through practical care—providing good food, cleanliness, and thoughtful welcome—especially to saints, elders, and guests, making hospitality a form of devotional service and dharmic culture.