Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 27

Kṛṣṇa Visits Trivakrā; Akrūra’s Praise and the Hastināpura Mission

Devanagari script

दिष्‍ट्या जनार्दन भवानिह न: प्रतीतो योगेश्वरैरपि दुरापगति: सुरेशै: । छिन्ध्याशु न: सुतकलत्रधनाप्तगेह- देहादिमोहरशनां भवदीयमायाम् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

diṣṭyā janārdana bhavān iha naḥ pratīto yogeśvarair api durāpa-gatiḥ sureśaiḥ chindhy āśu naḥ suta-kalatra-dhanāpta-geha- dehādi-moha-raśanāṁ bhavadīya-māyām

Translation

It is by our great fortune, Janārdana, that You are now visible to us, for even the masters of yoga and the foremost demigods can achieve this goal only with great difficulty. Please quickly cut the ropes of our illusory attachment for children, wife, wealth, influential friends, home and body. All such attachment is simply the effect of Your illusory material energy.

Synonyms

• diṣṭyā: by good fortune
• diṣṭyā: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: diṣṭi (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: आशीर्वादार्थे तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण प्रयुक्तम् (instrumental used idiomatically: 'by good fortune')

• janārdana: O Janārdana
• janārdana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• bhavān: you
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: सर्वनाम/भवद्-शब्द, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (honorific 'you')

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• naḥ: to us
• naḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th) / षष्ठी (6th) बहुवचन; here with pratītaḥ = 'to us' (dative sense)

• pratītaḥ: has become manifest/known
• pratītaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-ī (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (bhavān ... pratītaḥ = you have become manifest/known)

• yogeśvaraiḥ: by the masters of yoga
• yogeśvaraiḥ: Kartṛ-sahakārī (कर्ता-सहकारी/Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogeśvara (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (lords of yoga)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: even/also)

• durāpa-gatiḥ: hard to attain
• durāpa-gatiḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durāpa + gati (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (one whose attainment is difficult)

• sureśaiḥ: by the chiefs of the gods
• sureśaiḥ: Kartṛ-sahakārī (कर्ता-सहकारी/Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sureśa (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (lords of the gods)

• chindhi: cut/break
• chindhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: chid (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• naḥ: our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• suta-kalatra-dhana-āpta-geha-deha-ādi-moha-raśanām: the rope of delusion (about son, wife, wealth, kin, home, body, etc.)
• suta-kalatra-dhana-āpta-geha-deha-ādi-moha-raśanām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta + kalatra + dhana + āpta + geha + deha + ādi + moha + raśanā (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (the rope of delusion consisting of son, wife, wealth, relatives, house, body, etc.)

• bhavadīya-māyām: your māyā
• bhavadīya-māyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavadīya + māyā (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (your māyā)

Characters & Entities

• Janardana (Krishna)
• Akrura

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about breaking the bondage of māyā?

This verse portrays māyā as a “rope of delusion” binding one to family, wealth, home, and body, and teaches that only Kṛṣṇa’s grace can cut that bondage quickly.

Why did Akrura pray to Krishna to cut his attachment to family and possessions?

Seeing Kṛṣṇa directly, Akrura recognizes that worldly ties are products of the Lord’s māyā and asks for liberation from those bindings so his devotion may be undivided.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life according to this shloka?

Treat relationships and possessions as responsibilities rather than identity, and regularly pray for devotion and clarity so attachment to the body and ego does not dominate one’s choices.