Shloka 29

Arjuna’s Lament, the End of the Yadus, and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure

Devanagari script

वासुदेवाङ्घ्र्यनुध्यानपरिबृंहितरंहसा । भक्त्या निर्मथिताशेषकषायधिषणोऽर्जुन: ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

vāsudevāṅghry-anudhyāna- paribṛṁhita-raṁhasā bhaktyā nirmathitāśeṣa- kaṣāya-dhiṣaṇo ’rjunaḥ

Translation

بمداومة التأمّل في قدمي فاسوديفا اللوتسيتين، نمت عبادة أرجونا بسرعة؛ وبقوة تلك البهاكتي تلاشت كل شوائب الفكر وبقايا كدره.

Synonyms

• vāsudeva-aṅghri-anudhyāna-paribṛṁhita-raṁhasā: by the impetus strengthened through meditation on Vāsudeva’s feet
• vāsudeva-aṅghri-anudhyāna-paribṛṁhita-raṁhasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅghri (प्रातिपदिक) + anudhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + paribṛṁhita (कृदन्त; pari-√bṛṁh) + raṁhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: 'by the force/impetus strengthened by meditation on Vāsudeva’s feet'; paribṛṁhita = past passive participle (क्त)

• bhaktyā: by devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• nirmathita-aśeṣa-kaṣāya-dhiṣaṇaḥ: (Arjuna) whose intellect was cleansed of all impurities
• nirmathita-aśeṣa-kaṣāya-dhiṣaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirmathita (कृदन्त; nir-√math) + aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṣāya (प्रातिपदिक) + dhiṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: 'he whose intellect (dhiṣaṇā) has all impurities (kaṣāya) completely churned out (nirmathita)'; nirmathita = past passive participle (क्त)

• arjunaḥ: Arjuna
• arjunaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Purport

Material desires in the mind are the trash of material contamination. By such contamination, the living being is faced with so many compatible and incompatible things that discourage the very existence of spiritual identity. Birth after birth the conditioned soul is entrapped with so many pleasing and displeasing elements, which are all false and temporary. They accumulate due to our reactions to material desires, but when we get in touch with the transcendental Lord in His variegated energies by devotional service, the naked forms of all material desires become manifest, and the intelligence of the living being is pacified in its true color. As soon as Arjuna turned his attention towards the instructions of the Lord, as they are inculcated in the Bhagavad-gītā, his true color of eternal association with the Lord became manifest, and thus he felt freed from all material contaminations.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Arjuna

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about meditation on Krishna’s lotus feet?

This verse states that constant meditation on Vāsudeva’s lotus feet strengthens one’s spiritual momentum and, through bhakti, removes all impurities from the heart and mind.

Why is Arjuna described as purified here in Canto 1 Chapter 15?

After the Lord’s departure and the heavy trials that followed, Arjuna turns inward to remembrance of Vāsudeva; that sustained devotion “churns out” remaining contaminations and restores clarity of intelligence.

How can I apply this teaching of bhakti in modern life?

Keep steady remembrance of Krishna—through japa, prayer, and hearing His līlā—so devotion gradually clears mental residue (anxieties, anger, grief) and strengthens discernment in daily decisions.