Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 2

Draupadī Meets Kṛṣṇa’s Queens — Narratives of the Lord’s Marriages and the Queens’ Bhakti

Devanagari script

त एवं लोकनाथेन परिपृष्टा: सुसत्कृता: । प्रत्यूचुर्हृष्टमनसस्तत्पादेक्षाहतांहस: ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

ta evaṁ loka-nāthena paripṛṣṭāḥ su-sat-kṛtāḥ pratyūcur hṛṣṭa-manasas tat-pādekṣā-hatāṁhasaḥ

Translation

Feeling greatly honored, King Yudhiṣṭhira and the others, freed of all sinful reactions by seeing the feet of the Lord of the universe, gladly answered His inquiries.

Synonyms

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)

• loka-nāthena: by the Lord of the world
• loka-nāthena: Karaṇa (करण/agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘lord of the world’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• paripṛṣṭāḥ: questioned; asked
• paripṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + prach (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agreeing with te

• su-sat-kṛtāḥ: well received; duly honored
• su-sat-kṛtāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival to te)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + sat + kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) with prefix su-: ‘well-honored’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pratyūcuḥ: they replied
• pratyūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• hṛṣṭa-manasaḥ: with joyful minds
• hṛṣṭa-manasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) ‘whose minds were delighted’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying te

• tat-pāda-īkṣā-hata-aṁhasaḥ: whose sins were destroyed by beholding His feet
• tat-pāda-īkṣā-hata-aṁhasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad + pāda + īkṣā + hata + aṁhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) ‘whose sins were destroyed by seeing His feet’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying te

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

How does seeing Krishna’s lotus feet destroy sins according to Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse states that merely by the sight of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet (tat-pādekṣā), the devotees’ sins (aṁhasaḥ) are destroyed (hata), showing the purifying power of His darśana.

Why were they joyful when Krishna questioned and honored them?

Because Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of all, personally inquired from them and received them with honor; having His audience and seeing His feet filled them with devotional happiness and inner purification.

What is a practical takeaway from this shloka for modern life?

Seek regular darśana through sincere devotion—hearing about Kṛṣṇa, worship, and remembrance—because contact with the Lord (directly or through bhakti practices) purifies the mind and brings genuine joy.