Shloka 44

Kṛṣṇa Enters Mathurā: City Splendor, Devotees’ Reception, and the Washerman’s Fate

Devanagari script

तयोरासनमानीय पाद्यं चार्घ्यार्हणादिभि: । पूजां सानुगयोश्चक्रे स्रक्ताम्बूलानुलेपनै: ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

tayor āsanam ānīya pādyaṁ cārghyārhaṇādibhiḥ pūjāṁ sānugayoś cakre srak-tāmbūlānulepanaiḥ

Translation

Nachdem er ihnen Sitze angeboten und ihre Füße gewaschen hatte, verehrte Sudāmā Sie beide samt Ihren Gefährten mit arghya und weiteren Ehren, mit Girlanden, Betel, Sandelholzpaste und anderen Gaben.

Synonyms

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• आसनम्: a seat
• आसनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आनीय: having brought
• आनीय: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), परस्मैपदी; ‘having brought’

• पाद्यम्: water for washing the feet
• पाद्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अर्घ्य: with offerings of respect (arghya)
• अर्घ्य: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural) — ‘अर्घ्यैः’ (understood in compound)

• अर्हण: with worship/honouring rites
• अर्हण: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्हण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — ‘अर्हणैः’ (understood in compound)

• आदिभिः: with etcetera items
• आदिभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘etc., and the like’

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स: together with
• स: सह (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (उपसर्ग-सदृश/अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (prefix-like ‘with’)

• अनुगयोः: of the attendants/followers
• अनुगयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• चक्रे: he performed/did
• चक्रे: क्रिया (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• स्रक्: with garlands
• स्रक्: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रज्/स्रक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — ‘स्रग्भिः’ (garlands) (in compound)

• ताम्बूल: with betel
• ताम्बूल: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — ‘ताम्बूलैः’ (betel) (in compound)

• अनुलेपनैः: with unguents/anointments
• अनुलेपनैः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Śrī Balarāma
• Akrūra

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about offering pādya and arghya in worship?

This verse shows the traditional honor offered to the Lord—seats, pādya (water for the feet), arghya, and other reception items—followed by worship with garlands, fragrances, and tāmbūla.

Why did Akrūra worship Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma with such formal hospitality?

Recognizing Them as supremely worshipable, Akrūra received Them like divine guests and performed pūjā according to Vaiṣṇava etiquette, honoring Them along with Their attendants.

How can this shloka be applied in modern devotional life?

Practice reverence and cleanliness in worship, welcome saints and guests respectfully, and offer simple items—water, flowers, fragrance, and heartfelt devotion—while remembering the Lord’s presence.