Shloka 38

Akrūra’s Mission: The Departure from Vraja and the Yamunā Vision of Viṣṇu-Ananta

Devanagari script

भगवानपि सम्प्राप्तो रामाक्रूरयुतो नृप । रथेन वायुवेगेन कालिन्दीमघनाशिनीम् ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

bhagavān api samprāpto rāmākrūra-yuto nṛpa rathena vāyu-vegena kālindīm agha-nāśinīm

Translation

হে ৰাজন, ভগৱান শ্ৰীকৃষ্ণ বলৰাম আৰু অক্রূৰৰ সৈতে বায়ুৰ বেগে দৌৰা ৰথে পাপনাশিনী কালিন্দী (যমুনা) নদীত উপস্থিত হ’ল।

Synonyms

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-भाव-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• samprāptaḥ: having arrived
• samprāptaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam+pra+√āp (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• rāma-akrūra-yutaḥ: accompanied by Rama and Akrura
• rāma-akrūra-yutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + akrūra (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थे: "accompanied with Rama and Akrura"

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• rathena: by chariot
• rathena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• vāyu-vegena: with wind-like speed
• vāyu-vegena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: "with the speed of wind"

• kālindīm: to the Kālindī (Yamunā)
• kālindīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālindī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• agha-nāśinīm: destroyer of sin
• agha-nāśinīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agha (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: "sin-destroying" (qualifying Kālindī)

Purport

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī comments that Lord Kṛṣṇa secretly lamented His separation from the gopīs. These transcendental feelings of the Lord are part of His supreme pleasure potency.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Balarāma
• Akrūra
• King Parīkṣit
• Kālindī (Yamunā)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Yamunā (Kālindī) removing sins?

This verse calls the Yamunā “aghanāśinī,” indicating her sacred, purifying power—contact with her is described as spiritually cleansing and conducive to devotion.

Why are Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma traveling with Akrūra in Canto 10 Chapter 39?

In this narrative sequence, Akrūra has come from Mathurā and accompanies Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma as they travel by chariot, leading into Akrūra’s devotional experience at the Yamunā.

Practical application: What can a devotee learn from this verse today?

Move toward the Lord’s presence with determination and keep holy association; also value sacred places and practices (like tīrtha remembrance) as supports for purification and bhakti.