Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 6

Purūravā’s Song of Renunciation and the Glory of Sādhu-saṅga

Devanagari script

कामानतृप्तोऽनुजुषन् क्षुल्ल‍कान् वर्षयामिनी: । न वेद यान्तीर्नायान्तीरुर्वश्याकृष्टचेतन: ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

kāmān atṛpto ’nujuṣan kṣullakān varṣa-yāminīḥ na veda yāntīr nāyāntīr urvaśy-ākṛṣṭa-cetanaḥ

Translation

纵然普鲁罗婆多年在黄昏时享受情欲之乐，仍不满足，因为那只是微不足道的享受。他的心被乌尔瓦希牵引，竟不觉夜晚如何来去流逝。

Synonyms

• कामान्: desires/pleasures
• कामान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अतृप्तः: unsatiated
• अतृप्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतृप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √तृप् past participle with अ-निषेध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (सः/ऐलः)

• अनुजुषन्: indulging in
• अनुजुषन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + जुष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समकालिक-क्रिया

• क्षुल्लकान्: petty/insignificant
• क्षुल्लकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुल्लक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (कामान्)

• वर्ष-यामिनीः: years and nights
• वर्ष-यामिनीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष + यामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘वर्षाणि-यामिन्यः’ = years and nights (time-spans)

• न: not
• न: Kriya-nishedha (क्रियानिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• वेद: knows/realizes
• वेद: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यान्तीः: going (passing)
• यान्तीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; (अहोरात्रादयः)

• न: nor/not
• न: Kriya-nishedha (क्रियानिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• आयान्तीः: coming (arriving)
• आयान्तीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + या (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• उर्वशी-आकृष्ट-चेतनः: whose mind was drawn by Urvaśī
• उर्वशी-आकृष्ट-चेतनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उर्वशी + आकृष्ट + चेतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘उर्वश्या आकृष्टं चेतनं यस्य’ (sense: mind drawn by Urvaśī)

Purport

This verse refers to Purūravā’s materialistic experience with Urvaśī.

Characters & Entities

• Urvaśī

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about lust making a person lose awareness of time?

This verse explains that when one remains unsatisfied in lust and keeps indulging, the mind becomes so captivated that one cannot even notice time passing—years and nights slip away in trivial pleasure.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī mention Urvaśī here?

Urvaśī represents overwhelming sensual attraction; Śukadeva highlights how fascination with such beauty can pull the consciousness outward and bind one to repeated enjoyment, obscuring spiritual discrimination.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Treat compulsive pleasure-seeking as a time-thief: set boundaries, redirect attention to sādhana (japa, hearing Bhāgavatam), and choose habits that strengthen clarity and self-control rather than feeding endless dissatisfaction.