Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 51

Akrūra’s Mission: The Departure from Vraja and the Yamunā Vision of Viṣṇu-Ananta

Devanagari script

सुमहार्हमणिव्रातकिरीटकटकाङ्गदै: । कटिसूत्रब्रह्मसूत्रहारनूपुरकुण्डलै: ॥ ५१ ॥ भ्राजमानं पद्मकरं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् । श्रीवत्सवक्षसं भ्राजत्कौस्तुभं वनमालिनम् ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

su-mahārha-maṇi-vrāta kirīṭa-kaṭakāṅgadaiḥ kaṭi-sūtra-brahma-sūtra hāra-nūpura-kuṇḍalaiḥ

Translation

Adorned with a helmet, bracelets and armlets, which were all bedecked with many priceless jewels, and also with a belt, a sacred thread, necklaces, ankle bells and earrings, the Lord shone with dazzling effulgence. In one hand He held a lotus flower, in the others a conchshell, discus and club. Gracing His chest were the Śrīvatsa mark, the brilliant Kaustubha gem and a flower garland.

Synonyms

• सु: very, exceedingly
• सु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण-उपपद/qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (prefix/indeclinable intensifier)

• महārha: highly precious
• महārha: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मह + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; समासः कर्मधारयः (great+worthy=very precious); (in compound, agrees with following instrumental plural)

• मणि: gem
• मणि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/attributive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (common usage: पुं); (in compound)

• व्रात: multitude, collection
• व्रात: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (in compound) ‘group/collection’

• किरीट: crown
• किरीट: Karaṇa (करण/instrumental means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (in compound)

• कटक: bracelet
• कटक: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (in compound)

• अङ्गद: armlet
• अङ्गद: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (in compound)

• सु-महārha-मणि-व्रात-किरीट-कटक-अङ्गदैः: with crowns, bracelets and armlets (set with very precious clusters of gems)
• सु-महārha-मणि-व्रात-किरीट-कटक-अङ्गदैः: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + महārha + मणि + व्रात + किरीट + कटक + अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन; समासः (समाहार/सूची-समासः; ornaments listed as instruments/means of adornment)

• कटि: waist
• कटि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; (in compound)

• सूत्र: thread, cord
• सूत्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (in compound)

• ब्रह्म: sacred (brahma), Vedic
• ब्रह्म: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (in compound; here ‘sacred/Vedic’)

• हार: necklace
• हार: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; (in compound)

• नूपुर: anklet
• नूपुर: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नूपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (in compound)

• कुण्डल: earring
• कुण्डल: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (in compound)

• कटि-सूत्र-ब्रह्म-सूत्र-हार-नूपुर-कुण्डलैः: with waist-cords, sacred threads, necklaces, anklets and earrings
• कटि-सूत्र-ब्रह्म-सूत्र-हार-नूपुर-कुण्डलैः: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटि + सूत्र + ब्रह्म + सूत्र + हार + नूपुर + कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन; समासः (सूची-समासः; ornaments as instruments of adornment)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s divine form and ornaments?

This verse describes Śrī Kṛṣṇa resplendent with priceless jewels and traditional divine/royal ornaments—crown, armlets, waist-belt, sacred thread, necklaces, anklets, and earrings—highlighting His transcendental beauty.

Why is Śukadeva Gosvāmī describing Krishna’s ornaments in Canto 10?

Śukadeva depicts Kṛṣṇa’s darśana in vivid detail to deepen devotion and remembrance, showing that the Supreme Person appears in an exquisitely personal, worshipful form.

Practical application of meditating on Krishna’s form in modern life?

Regularly remembering Kṛṣṇa’s form (rūpa-smaraṇa) through reading and contemplation steadies the mind, strengthens bhakti, and redirects attention from anxiety toward sacred remembrance.