Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 50

Kṛṣṇa Teases Rukmiṇī; Her Devotional Reply and the Lord’s Assurance

Devanagari script

यान् यान् कामयसे कामान् मय्यकामाय भामिनि । सन्ति ह्येकान्तभक्तायास्तव कल्याणि नित्यद ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

yān yān kāmayase kāmān mayy akāmāya bhāmini santi hy ekānta-bhaktāyās tava kalyāṇi nityada

Translation

Whatever benedictions you hope for in order to become free of material desires are ever yours, O fair and noble lady, for you are My unalloyed devotee.

Synonyms

• yān: which (those)
• yān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; relative pronoun accusative plural

• yān: whatever
• yān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• kāmayase: you desire
• kāmayase: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘you desire’

• kāmān: desires/objects of desire
• kāmān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; accusative plural

• mayi: in me
• mayi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular ‘in me’

• akāmāya: to the desireless (one)
• akāmāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; dative singular; ‘to one without desire’

• bhāmini: O passionate/angry lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; vocative singular

• santi: there are
• santi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘they are/exist’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• ekānta-bhaktāyāḥ: of the exclusive devotee
• ekānta-bhaktāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekānta + bhaktā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular; ‘of one devoted exclusively’

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular ‘your’

• kalyāṇi: auspicious blessings
• kalyāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; nominative plural; used as ‘auspicious (things)’

• nityada: O ever-giver
• nityada: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; vocative singular; (नित्यं ददाति इति) ‘ever-giving’

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Rukmiṇī

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna fulfilling a devotee’s desires?

In this verse, Kṛṣṇa says that whatever Rukmiṇī may desire is always available to her because she is His exclusive devotee (ekānta-bhaktā).

Why did Krishna call Himself 'akāma' (desireless) while speaking to Rukmini?

Kṛṣṇa indicates that He is complete and not driven by personal need, yet out of devotion and affection He freely grants blessings to His surrendered devotee.

Practical application of ekānta-bhakti (exclusive devotion) in modern life?

Prioritize single-hearted devotion—steady remembrance, prayer, and service—so that life’s needs are met under divine care rather than anxious chasing.