Shloka 26

Govardhana-dhāraṇa: Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana and Humbles Indra

Devanagari script

निर्यात त्यजत त्रासं गोपा: सस्त्रीधनार्भका: । उपारतं वातवर्षं व्युदप्रायाश्च निम्नगा: ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

niryāta tyajata trāsaṁ gopāḥ sa-strī-dhanārbhakāḥ upārataṁ vāta-varṣaṁ vyuda-prāyāś ca nimnagāḥ

Translation

Ihr gopas, geht hinaus mit euren Frauen, Kindern und eurem Besitz; legt die Furcht ab. Wind und Regen haben aufgehört, und die Flüsse sind zurückgegangen.

Synonyms

• निर्यात: go out
• निर्यात: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + या (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• त्यजत: abandon
• त्यजत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• त्रासम्: fear
• त्रासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गोपाः: O cowherds / cowherds
• गोपाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (सम्बोधनार्थे अपि)

• स-स्त्री-धन-अर्भकाः: (you) with wives, wealth, and children
• स-स्त्री-धन-अर्भकाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्भक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; गोपाः इति विशेषण

• उपारतम्: ceased
• उपारतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + रम् (धातु) → उपारत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वात-वर्षम् इति विशेषण

• वात-वर्षम्: wind and rain
• वात-वर्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्युद-प्रायाः: mostly cleared/abated
• व्युद-प्रायाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्युद (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ; वि + उद्) + प्राय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अव्ययपूर्वपद); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; निम्नगाः इति विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निम्नगाः: the rivers/streams
• निम्नगाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निम्नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Gopas (cowherd men of Vraja)
• Vraja women
• Vraja children

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna protecting His devotees during danger?

In this verse the cowherds are told to abandon fear because the storm has ceased—showing that those sheltered by Kṛṣṇa are ultimately protected from calamity.

Why were the gopas told to come out and give up fear in Bhagavatam 10.25?

After taking shelter during Indra’s storm, they are informed that the wind and rain have stopped and the rivers have cleared, so they can safely emerge without anxiety.

What is a practical lesson from Bhagavatam 10.25.26 for modern life?

When crises pass, one should step forward without lingering fear, remembering that sincere dependence on the Lord brings steadiness and relief.