Shloka 6

The Deliverance of King Nṛga and the Warning Against Taking Brāhmaṇa Property

Devanagari script

स उत्तम:श्लोककराभिमृष्टो विहाय सद्य: कृकलासरूपम् । सन्तप्तचामीकरचारुवर्ण: स्वर्ग्यद्भ‍ुतालङ्करणाम्बरस्रक् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

sa uttamaḥ-śloka-karābhimṛṣṭo vihāya sadyaḥ kṛkalāsa-rūpam santapta-cāmīkara-cāru-varṇaḥ svargy adbhutālaṅkaraṇāmbara-srak

Translation

ولمّا مسّه كفُّ الأُتمّ شلوكا، ترك في الحال هيئة السحلية واتخذ هيئةَ ساكنٍ من أهل السماء. كان لونه جميلاً كذهبٍ مُذاب، متحلّياً بحُليّ عجيبة ولباسٍ فاخر وأكاليل من الزهر.

Synonyms

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine nominative singular (पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन)

• uttamaḥ-śloka-karābhimṛṣṭaḥ: touched by the hand of Uttamaśloka (the Lord)
• uttamaḥ-śloka-karābhimṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama-śloka (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक) + abhimṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; from abhi+√mṛś)
• Form: Multi-member Tatpuruṣa: ‘touched by the hand of Uttamaśloka’; past passive participle (क्त) as final member; masculine nominative singular (पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन) qualifying saḥ

• vihāya: having abandoned
• vihāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + hā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्) from √hā with vi-; indeclinable

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• kṛkalāsa-rūpam: the lizard form
• kṛkalāsa-rūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛkalāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘lizard-form’; neuter accusative singular (नपुंसकलिङ्ग द्वितीया एकवचन) object of vihāya

• santapta-cāmīkara-cāru-varṇaḥ: of lovely hue like heated gold
• santapta-cāmīkara-cāru-varṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: santapta (प्रातिपदिक; from sam+√tap) + cāmīkara (प्रातिपदिक) + cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya chain describing varṇa: ‘having a beautiful color like heated gold’; masculine nominative singular (पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन) qualifying saḥ

• svargyaḥ: heavenly
• svargyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svargya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine nominative singular (पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन)

• adbhuta-alaṅkaraṇa-ambara-srak: (with) wondrous ornaments, garments, and garlands
• adbhuta-alaṅkaraṇa-ambara-srak: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक) + alaṅkaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ambara (प्रातिपदिक) + srak (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāhāra-dvandva/collective listing: ‘wondrous ornaments, garments, and garlands’; masculine nominative singular (पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन) as a bahu-samāsa used predicatively/appositionally to saḥ

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• King Nṛga

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about being liberated by Krishna’s touch?

This verse shows that contact with Śrī Kṛṣṇa—here, His hand—can instantly remove a degraded condition and restore one to a purified, auspicious state, illustrating the Lord’s supreme grace.

Why did King Nṛga regain a divine form in Canto 10 Chapter 64?

Because the Lord personally touched him, and by that divine intervention King Nṛga immediately abandoned his cursed lizard body and regained a heavenly, radiant form.

Practical application of Krishna’s mercy and karma teachings in modern life?

The verse encourages sincere surrender and devotion: even when consequences of past actions are severe, turning to the Lord with humility invites transformation and hope.