Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

न हि वां विषमा द‍ृष्टि: सुहृदोर्जगदात्मनो: । समयो: सर्वभूतेषु भजन्तं भजतोरपि ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

na hi vāṁ viṣamā dṛṣṭiḥ suhṛdor jagad-ātmanoḥ samayoḥ sarva-bhūteṣu bhajantaṁ bhajator api

Translation

Weil Ihr die wohlwollenden Freunde und die Höchste Seele des Universums seid, ist Euer Blick nicht parteiisch: Ihr schaut alle Wesen mit Gleichmut an. So erwidert Ihr zwar die liebevolle Verehrung Eurer Geweihten, bleibt jedoch allen Lebewesen gegenüber gleichermaßen gesinnt.

Synonyms

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• वाम्: of you two
• वाम्: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• विषमा: unequal, biased
• विषमा: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• दृष्टिः: vision, regard
• दृष्टिः: कर्ता/विषय (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुहृदोः: of the two well-wishers
• सुहृदोः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• जगत्-आत्मनोः: of the two whose Self is the universe
• जगत्-आत्मनोः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘whose self is the world’)

• समयोः: of the two impartial ones
• समयोः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन; ‘equal’ (agreeing with implied ‘you two’)

• सर्व-भूतेषु: among all beings
• सर्व-भूतेषु: अधिकरण (Location/Scope)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (‘all beings’)

• भजन्तम्: one who worships/serves
• भजन्तम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भजतोः: of you two who reciprocate (worship)
• भजतोः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन; ‘of you two who reciprocate/worship’

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अप्यर्थ (even/also)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Balarāma
• Akrūra

FAQs

Is Krishna impartial or does He favor devotees in Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse explains that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma are equal to all beings, yet they naturally reciprocate love with those who approach them in devotion—without contradicting their impartiality.

Why did Akrura praise Krishna and Balarama as equal to all yet reciprocating with devotees?

As Akrūra beholds them in devotion on the way to Mathurā, he reconciles a key teaching: the Lord is the universal Self and well-wisher, but bhakti awakens a personal exchange of grace.

How can I apply 'Krishna reciprocates with devotion' in daily life?

Practice steady bhakti—hearing, chanting, and prayer—and also serve devotees; the verse highlights that devotion to the Lord and honoring His devotees both invite divine reciprocation.