Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 10

Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts

Devanagari script

अथ कश्यपदायादान् दैतेयान् कीर्तयामि ते । यत्र भागवत: श्रीमान् प्रह्रादो बलिरेव च ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

atha kaśyapa-dāyādān daiteyān kīrtayāmi te yatra bhāgavataḥ śrīmān prahrādo balir eva ca

Translation

现在我将叙述迦叶波所生、由底提之胎而出的代提耶族；在这魔族家系中，出现了伟大的奉主者普罗诃罗陀与巴利大王。

Synonyms

• अथ: now/then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रसङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भसूचक/अनन्तरार्थक (particle: now/then)

• कश्यप-दायादान्: the heirs/descendants of Kaśyapa
• कश्यप-दायादान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक) + दायाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कश्यपस्य दायादाः)

• दैतेयान्: the Daityas (sons of Diti)
• दैतेयान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कीर्तयामि: I recount/describe
• कीर्तयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (धातु) [णिजन्त; √कीर्त्/कीर्तय्]
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (enclitic); pronoun: to you/for you/of you (contextual)

• यत्र: where/among whom
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-स्थानवाचक (relative adverb: where/among whom)

• भागवतः: a great devotee (Bhāgavata)
• भागवतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रीमान्: illustrious, blessed
• श्रीमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of भागवतः/प्रह्रादः)

• प्रह्रादः: Prahlāda
• प्रह्रादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्राद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बलिः: Bali
• बलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle: indeed/only)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Diti
• Prahlāda
• Bali Mahārāja

FAQs

Who are the Daityas in Srimad Bhagavatam, and why are they important?

Daityas are the descendants of Diti through Kaśyapa. This verse introduces their line, highlighting that even among them appeared exalted devotees like Prahlāda and great personalities like Bali Mahārāja.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī mention Prahlāda and Bali while listing the Daityas?

To show that devotion to Bhagavān is not limited by birth—within the Daitya dynasty arose the renowned bhāgavata Prahlāda and the celebrated Bali Mahārāja, both central to major Bhagavata narratives.

What is the practical lesson of this verse for modern life?

Spiritual excellence is not determined by family background or labels; sincere bhakti can manifest anywhere, and one should honor devotion wherever it appears.