Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 47

Kāliya-damana: Kṛṣṇa Subdues the Serpent and Purifies the Yamunā

Devanagari script

अव्याकृतविहाराय सर्वव्याकृतसिद्धये । हृषीकेश नमस्तेऽस्तु मुनये मौनशीलिने ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

avyākṛta-vihārāya sarva-vyākṛta-siddhaye hṛṣīkeśa namas te ’stu munaye mauna-śīline

Translation

O Lord Hṛṣīkeśa, master of the senses, please let us offer our obeisances unto You, whose pastimes are inconceivably glorious. Your existence can be inferred from the necessity for a creator and revealer of all cosmic manifestations. But although Your devotees can understand You in this way, to the nondevotees You remain silent, absorbed in self-satisfaction.

Synonyms

• avyākṛta-vihārāya: to (him) whose pastime is unmanifest
• avyākṛta-vihārāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avyākṛta + vihāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (avyākṛtaḥ vihāraḥ yasya/for whom: ‘for (one) whose sport is unmanifest’)

• sarva-vyākṛta-siddhaye: for the fulfillment of all manifested (ends)
• sarva-vyākṛta-siddhaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + vyākṛta + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (sarvasya vyākṛtasya siddhiḥ: ‘for the accomplishment of all manifested (things)’)

• hṛṣīkeśa: O Hṛṣīkeśa
• hṛṣīkeśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛṣīkeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable interjection/particle used in salutation)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• munaye: to the sage
• munaye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• mauna-śīline: to the silent-natured (one)
• mauna-śīline: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of munaye)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mauna + śīlin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (maunaṃ śīlaṃ yasya: ‘whose nature is silence’)

Characters & Entities

• Hṛṣīkeśa (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna being beyond the manifest and unmanifest?

This verse praises Kṛṣṇa as the Lord who moves in the unmanifest (avyākṛta) while also granting perfection to all manifested existence (vyākṛta), indicating His transcendence over both.

Why did the wives of Kāliya offer prayers to Krishna in Canto 10 Chapter 16?

Seeing Kāliya being subdued, they approached Kṛṣṇa to seek mercy, acknowledging His supreme position and praying for protection and forgiveness for their husband.

How can the teaching of 'Hṛṣīkeśa' be applied in modern life?

Remembering Kṛṣṇa as the master of the senses encourages self-control and devotion—using the senses in service of the Divine rather than being driven by impulse.