Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा चोदयामास स्यन्दनं गान्दिनीसुत: । मथुरामनयद् रामं कृष्णं चैव दिनात्यये ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

ity uktvā codayām āsa syandanaṁ gāndinī-sutaḥ mathurām anayad rāmaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ caiva dinātyaye

Translation

So sprach Akrūra, der Sohn Gāndinīs, und trieb den Wagen weiter. Beim Ende des Tages erreichte er Mathurā zusammen mit Herrn Balarāma und Herrn Kṛṣṇa.

Synonyms

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having spoken
• उक्त्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (gerund/absolutive), ‘having said’

• चोदयामास: urged / set in motion
• चोदयामास: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense in usage ‘set in motion/urged’

• स्यन्दनम्: the chariot
• स्यन्दनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्यन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (काव्ये नपुंसकवत् अपि), द्वितीया (2nd/Acc.), एकवचन

• गान्दिनी-सुतः: the son of Gāndinī (Akrūra)
• गान्दिनी-सुतः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nom.), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘गान्दिन्याः सुतः’

• मथुराम्: to Mathurā
• मथुराम्: कर्म (Karma/Object/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Acc.), एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देश (destination)

• अनयत्: led
• अनयत्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रामम्: Rāma (Balarāma)
• रामम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Acc.), एकवचन

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Acc.), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction ‘and’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• दिन-अत्यये: at day’s end
• दिन-अत्यये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक) + अत्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Loc.), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘दिनस्य अत्यये’ = ‘at the end of the day’

Characters & Entities

• Akrūra
• Balarāma
• Kṛṣṇa
• Gāndinī
• Mathurā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Akrura taking Krishna to Mathura?

This verse states that Akrūra, the son of Gāndinī, drove his chariot and brought Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to Mathurā as evening approached, marking the transition of the Lord’s līlā from Vraja toward Mathurā.

Why did Akrura bring Krishna and Balarama to Mathura?

In the narrative context, Akrūra acts as Kaṁsa’s emissary, tasked with bringing the two brothers to Mathurā—an arrangement that becomes part of the Lord’s plan to confront and ultimately remove Kaṁsa.

What is the practical application of this shloka in modern life?

Even when events seem driven by external pressure, this verse reminds a devotee to see divine orchestration in life’s transitions and to move forward with steadiness, faith, and remembrance of the Lord.