Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 14

Akrūra’s Journey to Vraja and His Devotional Vision of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma

Devanagari script

तं त्वद्य नूनं महतां गतिं गुरुं त्रैलोक्यकान्तं द‍ृशिमन्महोत्सवम् । रूपं दधानं श्रिय ईप्सितास्पदं द्रक्ष्ये ममासन्नुषस: सुदर्शना: ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

taṁ tv adya nūnaṁ mahatāṁ gatiṁ guruṁ trailokya-kāntaṁ dṛśiman-mahotsavam rūpaṁ dadhānaṁ śriya īpsitāspadaṁ drakṣye mamāsann uṣasaḥ su-darśanāḥ

Translation

Today I shall certainly see Him, the goal and spiritual master of the great souls. Seeing Him brings jubilation to all who have eyes, for He is the true beauty of the universe. Indeed, His personal form is the shelter desired by the goddess of fortune. Now all the dawns of my life have become auspicious.

Synonyms

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) सर्वनाम

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/connector (निपात)

• adya: today
• adya: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• nūnam: surely
• nūnam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nūnam (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/adverb (निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय)

• mahatām: of the great (souls)
• mahatām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• gatim: refuge/goal
• gatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• gurum: the teacher
• gurum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• trailokya-kāntam: beloved of the three worlds
• trailokya-kāntam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trailokya + kānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रैलोक्यस्य कान्तः)

• dṛśimat-mahotsavam: a great festival for the eyes
• dṛśimat-mahotsavam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛśimat + mahotsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मधारय (दृशिमान् महोत्सवः)

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• dadhānam: bearing/holding
• dadhānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धा धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमान-कृदन्त/शतृ), Accusative singular neuter agreeing with rūpam

• śriyaḥ: of fortune/beauty
• śriyaḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (श्री प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• īpsita-āspadam: desired abode
• īpsita-āspadam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īpsita + āspada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ईप्सितस्य आस्पदम्)

• drakṣye: I shall see
• drakṣye: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Luṭ/Periphrastic future (परस्मैपद-लुट्), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person/उत्तम), Singular (एकवचन)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन) सर्वनाम

• āsan: approaching
• āsan: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमान-कृदन्त/शतृ), Nominative plural feminine agreeing with uṣasaḥ/su-darśanāḥ; sense: ‘being/coming’

• uṣasaḥ: dawns/mornings
• uṣasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uṣas (उषस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• su-darśanāḥ: beautiful to behold
• su-darśanāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; कर्मधारय (सुन्दरं दर्शनं यस्याः/याः)

Characters & Entities

• Akrūra
• Kṛṣṇa
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the power of Krishna’s darshan?

This verse describes Kṛṣṇa as “a festival for the eyes,” teaching that simply seeing Him is spiritually transformative and the supreme fulfillment sought by great devotees.

Why did Akrura speak this verse before meeting Krishna?

As Akrūra approached Vṛndāvana, his heart overflowed with devotion and anticipation; he glorified Kṛṣṇa as the ultimate goal of saints and prayed that his life—and even his daily dawns—become blessed by Kṛṣṇa’s sight.

How can I apply the mood of this shloka in modern life?

Cultivate daily longing for divine remembrance—begin the day with prayer, kīrtana, and scripture—so that “dawn” becomes auspicious through conscious seeking of Kṛṣṇa’s presence.