Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 25

Uddhava Recalls Kṛṣṇa’s Mission: Earth’s Burden, Royal Dharma, and the Prelude to Dvārakā’s Withdrawal

Devanagari script

तत: कतिपयैर्मासैर्वृष्णिभोजान्धकादय: । ययु: प्रभासं संहृष्टा रथैर्देवविमोहिता: ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ katipayair māsair vṛṣṇi-bhojāndhakādayaḥ yayuḥ prabhāsaṁ saṁhṛṣṭā rathair deva-vimohitāḥ

Translation

A few months passed, and then, bewildered by Kṛṣṇa, all the descendants of Vṛṣṇi, Bhoja and Andhaka who were incarnations of demigods went to Prabhāsa, while those who were eternal devotees of the Lord did not leave but remained in Dvārakā.

Synonyms

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable: then/from that)

• कतिपयैः: by a few
• कतिपयैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कतिपय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (Instrumental plural)

• मासैः: months
• मासैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• वृष्णि-भोज-अन्धक-आदयः: the Vṛṣṇis, Bhojas, Andhakas, etc.
• वृष्णि-भोज-अन्धक-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि (प्रातिपदिक) + भोज (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (वृष्णयश्च भोजाश्च अन्धकाश्च) + 'आदयः' (etc.); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• ययुः: they went
• ययुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person plural perfect, Parasmaipada)

• प्रभासम्: to Prabhāsa
• प्रभासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देश/तीर्थ-नाम (Accusative singular)

• संहृष्टाः: delighted
• संहृष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) उपसर्ग: सम्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (past passive participle, nominative plural)

• रथैः: by chariots
• रथैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• देव-विमोहिताः: deluded by the gods
• देव-विमोहिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + विमोहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास (देवेन विमोहिताः = deluded by the gods); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (Nominative plural)

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣṇis
• Bhojas
• Andhakas
• Yadus

FAQs

Why did the Vṛṣṇis, Bhojas, and Andhakas go to Prabhāsa in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse states that after some months they joyfully traveled by chariot to the holy place Prabhāsa, moved by a divine arrangement (the Lord’s will) that bewildered them.

What does “deva-vimohitāḥ” mean in Bhagavatam 3.3.25?

It means “bewildered by the Lord (the Divine),” indicating that their decision and movement were influenced by a higher divine plan within the unfolding of the Lord’s pastimes.

How can a devotee apply the teaching of Bhagavatam 3.3.25 in modern life?

Recognize that life’s turns can be guided by divine providence; respond with devotion and humility, and keep holy association and sacred places (tīrthas) central to one’s spiritual direction.