Shloka 7

The Syamantaka Jewel: Accusation, Recovery, and Kṛṣṇa’s Marriage to Satyabhāmā

Devanagari script

एष आयाति सविता त्वां दिद‍ृक्षुर्जगत्पते । मुष्णन् गभस्तिचक्रेण नृणां चक्षूंषि तिग्मगु: ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

eṣa āyāti savitā tvāṁ didṛkṣur jagat-pate muṣṇan gabhasti-cakreṇa nṛṇāṁ cakṣūṁṣi tigma-guḥ

Translation

يا ربَّ الكون! لقد جاء الإله سَفِيتا ليراك؛ وبعجلة أشعّته الحادّة المتلألئة كأنه يُعمي عيون الناس.

Synonyms

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एष (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• आयाति: comes
• आयाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + आ-उपसर्ग
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सविता: the Sun (Savitṛ)
• सविता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दिदृक्षुः: wishing to see
• दिदृक्षुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + सन् (इच्छार्थक) → दिदृक्षु (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सन्नन्त-इच्छार्थक कृदन्त (desiderative participial adjective)

• जगत्-पते: O Lord of the world
• जगत्-पते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (jagataḥ patiḥ)

• मुष्णन्: stealing, taking away
• मुष्णन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• गभस्ति-चक्रेण: with the wheel of rays
• गभस्ति-चक्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गभस्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (gabhastīnām cakram)

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

• चक्षूंषि: eyes
• चक्षूंषि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

• तिग्मगुः: the swift/sharp-rayed one (Sun)
• तिग्मगुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिग्मगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (epithet of Sun: ‘sharp-going’)

Characters & Entities

• Savitā (Sūrya, the Sun-god)
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Jagatpati)

FAQs

What does this Bhagavatam verse mean about the sun wanting to see Krishna?

It poetically declares that even the sun-god approaches as if eager to behold Śrī Kṛṣṇa, acknowledging Him as Jagatpati (Lord of the universe), though the sun’s intense rays overwhelm mortal eyesight.

Why does Jāmbavān address Krishna as Jagatpati in Canto 10 Chapter 56?

Within the Syamantaka-jewel narrative, Jāmbavān recognizes Kṛṣṇa’s supreme position and offers reverent praise, confessing that even cosmic powers like the sun operate under His lordship.

How can a devotee apply the teaching of this shloka in modern life?

See God’s supremacy behind all powerful forces of nature, and cultivate humility—offering respect and remembrance of the Lord even amid overwhelming experiences.