Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 33

Garga Muni Names Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; the Butter-Thief Pastimes; Yaśodā Sees the Universe in Kṛṣṇa’s Mouth

Devanagari script

सा गृहीत्वा करे कृष्णमुपालभ्य हितैषिणी । यशोदा भयसम्भ्रान्तप्रेक्षणाक्षमभाषत ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

sā gṛhītvā kare kṛṣṇam upālabhya hitaiṣiṇī yaśodā bhaya-sambhrānta- prekṣaṇākṣam abhāṣata

Translation

Upon hearing this from Kṛṣṇa’s playmates, mother Yaśodā, who was always full of anxiety over Kṛṣṇa’s welfare, picked Kṛṣṇa up with her hands to look into His mouth and chastise Him. Her eyes fearful, she spoke to her son as follows.

Synonyms

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गृहीत्वा: having seized
• गृहीत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having taken/held’

• करे: by/in the hand
• करे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• उप-आलब्ह्य: having scolded
• उप-आलब्ह्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (Absolutive/Gerund) रूप—‘उप-आलब्ध्वा’ अर्थे; छन्दसि/पाठभेदेन ‘उपālabhya’; ‘having reproached’

• हित-ऐषिणी: well-wishing
• हित-ऐषिणी: कर्ता-विशेषण (Agent-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐषिणी (प्रातिपदिक; √इष्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘desiring his welfare’

• यशोदा: Yaśodā
• यशोदा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशोदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भय-सम्भ्रान्त-प्रेक्षण-अक्षम्: (him) with eyes looking fearfully and agitatedly
• भय-सम्भ्रान्त-प्रेक्षण-अक्षम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भ्रान्त (कृदन्त; सम्-√भ्रम्) + प्रेक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘him whose eyes (akṣa) look with fear and agitation’

• अभाषत: she spoke
• अभाषत: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Yaśodā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Mother Yaśodā scolding Kṛṣṇa?

This verse shows Yaśodā holding Kṛṣṇa’s hand and scolding Him as a loving guardian—her reprimand is an expression of protective, parental devotion (vātsalya-bhakti).

Why was Yaśodā fearful while speaking to Kṛṣṇa in Canto 10 Chapter 8?

Although she intended to correct Him, she had become frightened and unsettled by what she had just witnessed (the astonishing revelation connected with Kṛṣṇa), so her eyes trembled as she spoke.

Practical application of vātsalya-bhakti (parental devotion) in modern life?

Care for loved ones with genuine goodwill—correcting when needed, but without malice—remembering that true guidance is rooted in affection and responsibility.