Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 25

Uddhava’s Counsel: The Jarāsandha Resolution and Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival at Indraprastha

Devanagari script

द‍ृष्ट्वा विक्लिन्नहृदय: कृष्णं स्‍नेहेन पाण्डव: । चिराद् द‍ृष्टं प्रियतमं सस्वजेऽथ पुन: पुन: ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā viklinna-hṛdayaḥ kṛṣṇaṁ snehena pāṇḍavaḥ cirād dṛṣṭaṁ priyatamaṁ sasvaje ’tha punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

The heart of King Yudhiṣṭhira melted with affection when he saw his dearmost friend, Lord Kṛṣṇa, after such a long separation, and he embraced the Lord again and again.

Synonyms

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having seen’

• viklinna-hṛdayaḥ: with a softened heart
• viklinna-hṛdayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viklinna + hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; bahuvrīhi ‘one whose heart is melted/softened’

• kṛṣṇam: Krishna
• kṛṣṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• snehena: with affection
• snehena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• pāṇḍavaḥ: the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• pāṇḍavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• cirāt: after a long time
• cirāt: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ciras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverbial ablative form ‘after a long time’

• dṛṣṭam: seen
• dṛṣṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used as object ‘(him) seen’

• priyatamam: the dearest
• priyatamam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya-tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; superlative (तमप्) ‘dearest’

• sasvaje: embraced
• sasvaje: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + svaj (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect/लिट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd Person, Singular

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• punaḥ: again and again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (repetition for emphasis)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Arjuna

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.71.25 say about Arjuna’s love for Krishna?

It shows Arjuna’s heart melting in pure affection upon seeing Krishna after a long separation, expressing devotion through repeated embraces.

Why did Arjuna embrace Krishna again and again in Bhagavatam Canto 10?

Because after a long time apart, Arjuna’s sakhya-bhakti (devotion in friendship) overflowed naturally when he finally saw his most beloved Krishna.

Practical application: what can devotees learn from Arjuna’s repeated embrace of Krishna?

Devotion is not merely formal—when remembrance and longing mature, love expresses itself spontaneously through heartfelt, repeated acts of connection with the Lord.