Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 50

The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Departure

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तस्तं परिक्रम्य नमस्कृत्य पुन: पुन: । तत्पादौ शीर्ष्ण्युपाधाय दुर्मना: प्रययौ पुरीम् ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

ity uktas taṁ parikramya namaskṛtya punaḥ punaḥ tat-pādau śīrṣṇy upādhāya durmanāḥ prayayau purīm

Translation

Thus ordered, Dāruka circumambulated the Lord and offered obeisances to Him again and again. He placed Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet upon his head and then with a sad heart went back to the city.

Synonyms

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakyopasamhara (वाक्योपसंहार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-निदर्शक (quotative particle)

• उक्तः: having been spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having been told/addressed’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• परिक्रम्य: having circumambulated
• परिक्रम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having circumambulated’

• नमस्कृत्य: having bowed
• नमस्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having bowed/saluted’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘again’)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• तत्-पादौ: his two feet
• तत्-पादौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), द्विवचन (dual); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘his feet’

• शीर्ष्णि: on (his) head
• शीर्ष्णि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीर्षन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; रूप: शीर्ष्णि (loc. sg. of शीर्षन्)

• उपाधाय: having placed
• उपाधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आ + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having placed’

• दुर्मनाः: sorrowful
• दुर्मनाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘one whose mind is bad/sorrowful’

• प्रययौ: departed, went
• प्रययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पुरीम्: to the city
• पुरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

Purport

Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Eleventh Canto, Thirtieth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty.”

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Uddhava

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about offering repeated obeisances to Krishna?

This verse shows a devotee’s natural reverence: Uddhava repeatedly bows, circumambulates the Lord, and honors His feet—expressing complete surrender and devotion at the moment of separation.

Why did Uddhava leave Krishna with a sorrowful heart in Canto 11 Chapter 30?

Because Krishna’s earthly pastimes were nearing their conclusion; even after receiving the Lord’s instructions, Uddhava felt intense separation (viraha) and reluctantly departed for Dvārakā.

Practical application of this shloka’s teaching in modern life?

Cultivate humility and gratitude: regularly offer respect through prayer, remembrance, and devotional routine, and learn to hold steady faith even during separation, loss, or change.