Shloka 6

Rāsa-līlā Begins; Divine Multiplication; Moral Doubt and Its Resolution

Devanagari script

तत्रातिशुशुभे ताभिर्भगवान् देवकीसुत: । मध्ये मणीनां हैमानां महामरकतो यथा ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

tatrātiśuśubhe tābhir bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ madhye maṇīnāṁ haimānāṁ mahā-marakato yathā

Translation

هناك، في وسط تلك الغوبيات، تألّق الربّ ابن ديفكي، شري كريشنا، بأبهى بهاء، كياقوتٍ أزرق نفيس بين حُليٍّ من ذهب.

Synonyms

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशार्थक (locative adverb: ‘there’)

• अति-शुशुभे: shone exceedingly
• अति-शुशुभे: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग: अति-

• ताभिः: by/with them (those women)
• ताभिः: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• देवकी-सुतः: son of Devakī
• देवकी-सुतः: सम्बन्ध/अपादान-निरूपण (Appositional to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवक्याः सुतः)

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• मणीनाम्: of gems
• मणीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• हैमानाम्: golden
• हैमानाम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हैम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (मणीनाम्)

• महामरकतः: a great emerald
• महामरकतः: उपमान (Upamāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + मरकत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् मरकतः)

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: उपमा-सूचक (Upamā-marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमार्थक (comparative particle: ‘as/like’)

Purport

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura states that Devakī, besides being the name of Vasudeva’s wife, is also a name of mother Yaśodā, as stated in the Ādi Purāṇa: dve nāmnī nanda-bhāryāyā yaśodā devakīti ca. “The wife of Nanda has two names — Yaśodā and Devakī.”

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Devakī-suta)
• Gopīs
• Devakī

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.6 say about Krishna’s beauty in the Rasa Lila?

It says Kṛṣṇa shone most brilliantly among the gopīs, compared to a magnificent emerald surrounded by golden jewels.

Why is Krishna called Devaki-suta in the Rasa Lila section of Bhagavatam?

Śukadeva identifies Him as Devakī’s son to affirm that the same historical Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord performing divine līlā in Vraja.

What is the practical application of this verse for a devotee today?

See Kṛṣṇa as the true center of beauty and meaning; by keeping Him in the “middle” of one’s life, everything else becomes harmonized and spiritually luminous.