Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 15

The Rise of Soma-vaṁśa: Budha’s Birth and Purūravā–Urvaśī; The Origin of Karma-kāṇḍa in Tretā-yuga

Devanagari script

तत: पुरूरवा जज्ञे इलायां य उदाहृत: । तस्य रूपगुणौदार्यशीलद्रविणविक्रमान् ॥ १५ ॥ श्रुत्वोर्वशीन्द्रभवने गीयमानान् सुरर्षिणा । तदन्तिकमुपेयाय देवी स्मरशरार्दिता ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ purūravā jajñe ilāyāṁ ya udāhṛtaḥ tasya rūpa-guṇaudārya- śīla-draviṇa-vikramān

Translation

其后，由布陀经由伊拉之胎，诞生一子名普鲁罗婆，已在第九卷开篇提及。那罗陀在因陀罗宫廷歌咏他的容貌、德性、宽宏、行止、财富与威力时，天女乌尔瓦希被爱神迦摩之箭所伤，心生倾慕，遂前往亲近于他。

Synonyms

• ततः: then / thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अपादान/क्रम सूचक अव्यय (ablatival adverb: then/from that)

• पुरूरवाः: Purūravas
• पुरूरवाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरूरवस् (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• इलायाम्: in Ilā
• इलायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम

• उदाहृतः: is called / is mentioned
• उदाहृतः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्+आ+हृ (धातु) → उदाहृत (भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (कथित/नामित)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रूप-गुण-औदार्य-शील-द्रविण-विक्रमान्: (his) beauty, virtues, generosity, character, wealth, and prowess
• रूप-गुण-औदार्य-शील-द्रविण-विक्रमान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + औदार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शील (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रविण (प्रातिपदिक) + विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व-समास (enumerative compound), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Characters & Entities

• Ilā
• Purūravā

FAQs

What qualities of King Purūravā are highlighted in Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse praises Purūravā’s beauty, virtues, generosity, good character, wealth, and heroic valor—traits of an ideal ruler described in the Ninth Canto’s royal histories.

Who narrates the birth of Purūravā in Canto 9?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates Purūravā’s birth to King Parīkṣit while describing the lunar dynasty (Candra-vaṁśa).

How can Purūravā’s virtues be applied in modern life?

Cultivate character (śīla), generosity (audārya), and courage (vikrama) alongside competence and prosperity—using one’s strengths responsibly for the welfare of others.