Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 2

Śaryāti, Sukanyā, Cyavana Muni, the Aśvinī-kumāras, and Kakudmī-Revatī

Baladeva Marriage

Devanagari script

सुकन्या नाम तस्यासीत् कन्या कमललोचना । तया सार्धं वनगतो ह्यगमच्च्यवनाश्रमम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

sukanyā nāma tasyāsīt kanyā kamala-locanā tayā sārdhaṁ vana-gato hy agamac cyavanāśramam

Translation

舍利耶提有一位莲眼般美丽的女儿，名叫苏甘雅。他携她入林，前往瞻礼恰瓦那牟尼的道场（阿湿拉姆）。

Synonyms

• सुकन्या: Sukanyā
• सुकन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संज्ञासूचक-निपात (particle indicating name)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘was’

• कन्या: a maiden
• कन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; apposition

• कमललोचना: lotus-eyed
• कमललोचना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल + लोचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; agrees with ‘कन्या’

• तया: with her
• तया: Sahakaraka (सह/सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Saha (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘together with’)

• वनगतः: gone to the forest
• वनगतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन + गत (प्रातिपदिक; गम्-धातुज कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; ‘gone to the forest’; agrees with implied subject (राजा)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘indeed/for’)

• अगमत्: went
• अगमत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘went’

• च्यवनाश्रमम्: to Cyavana’s hermitage
• च्यवनाश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

Characters & Entities

• Śukanyā
• Cyavana

FAQs

Who is Śukanyā in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9 Chapter 3?

Śukanyā is introduced as a lotus-eyed daughter who accompanies her father to the forest, where they reach the hermitage of the sage Cyavana.

Why did they go to Cyavana’s hermitage in the Bhagavata Purana?

This verse sets the narrative scene: Śukanyā and her father travel to the forest and arrive at Cyavana’s āśrama, initiating the events connected with the sage.

What is a practical lesson from reaching a sage’s āśrama in modern life?

It highlights the value of seeking saintly association and sacred environments to gain clarity, discipline, and dharmic guidance.