Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 52

Śrī Rāmacandra-avatāra — Vow, Exile, Laṅkā-vijaya, and Rāma-rājya

Concise Bhāgavata Account

Devanagari script

वनानि नद्यो गिरयो वर्षाणि द्वीपसिन्धव: । सर्वे कामदुघा आसन् प्रजानां भरतर्षभ ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

vanāni nadyo girayo varṣāṇi dvīpa-sindhavaḥ sarve kāma-dughā āsan prajānāṁ bharatarṣabha

Translation

噢，婆罗多族中最杰出的帕利克希特王！在罗摩旃陀罗主的统治下，森林、河流、群山、诸国、七洲与七海皆如如意之牛，乐于供给众生生活所需。

Synonyms

• vanāni: forests
• vanāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• nadyaḥ: rivers
• nadyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• girayaḥ: mountains
• girayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• varṣāṇi: rains/years (here: rains)
• varṣāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• dvīpa-sindhavaḥ: islands and seas
• dvīpa-sindhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + sindhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: द्वन्द्व (copulative), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘islands and seas/rivers’

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; agreeing with dvīpa-sindhavaḥ etc. (collective)

• kāma-dughāḥ: wish-fulfilling/yielding all desires
• kāma-dughāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + duh (धातु) → dugha (कृदन्ताधारित प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (‘kāmān dugdhī’ = yielding desires); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• āsan: were
• āsan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• prajānām: of the people
• prajānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• bharata-ṛṣabha: O best of the Bharatas
• bharata-ṛṣabha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (vocative epithet), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Bharata (as a dynastic epithet: Bharatarṣabha)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about nature becoming wish-fulfilling (kāma-dughā)?

This verse states that when dharma prevails, forests, rivers, mountains, lands, islands, and oceans become kāma-dughā—providing people with whatever is needed or desired.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī address the listener as 'bharatarṣabha' here?

Śukadeva uses 'bharatarṣabha' (“best of the Bharatas”) as an honorific address to the hearer while describing the flourishing condition of the people connected with the Bharata line and its righteous rule.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life?

The verse highlights that collective righteousness—truthfulness, duty, and responsible leadership—supports harmony with nature, encouraging sustainable living and stewardship rather than exploitation.