Shloka 15

The Killing of Cāṇūra, Muṣṭika, and Kaṁsa; Liberation and Restoration of Dharma in Mathurā

Devanagari script

या दोहनेऽवहनने मथनोपलेप-प्रेङ्खेङ्खनार्भरुदितोक्षणमार्जनादौ । गायन्ति चैनमनुरक्तधियोऽश्रुकण्ठ्योधन्या व्रजस्त्रिय उरुक्रमचित्तयाना: ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

yā dohane ’vahanane mathanopalepa preṅkheṅkhanārbha-ruditokṣaṇa-mārjanādau gāyanti cainam anurakta-dhiyo ’śru-kaṇṭhyo dhanyā vraja-striya urukrama-citta-yānāḥ

Translation

Die Frauen von Vraja sind wahrhaft gesegnet: Ihr Geist ist ganz an Urukrama, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, geheftet, und ihre Kehle ist oft von Tränen zugeschnürt. Beim Melken, beim Worfeln des Korns, beim Buttern, beim Bereiten von Kuhdung als Brennstoff, beim Schaukeln, beim Trösten der weinenden Kinder, beim Besprengen des Bodens mit Wasser, beim Reinigen des Hauses und so weiter singen sie unablässig von Ihm. Durch dieses erhabene Kṛṣṇa-Bewusstsein erlangen sie alles Erwünschte von selbst.

Synonyms

• yāḥ: who (those women)
• yāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• dohane: in milking
• dohane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dohana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• avahanane: in carrying (loads)
• avahanane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avahana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mathana-upalepa: in churning and smearing
• mathana-upalepa: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathana (प्रातिपदिक) + upalepa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (copulative: 'in churning and smearing/plastering')

• preṅkha-iṅkhana: in swinging and rocking
• preṅkha-iṅkhana: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: preṅkha (प्रातिपदिक) + iṅkhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व ('in swinging and rocking')

• arbha-rudita: in a child's crying
• arbha-rudita: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arbha (प्रातिपदिक) + rudita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('in the crying of a child')

• ukṣaṇa-mārjana-ādau: in sprinkling, cleaning, etc.
• ukṣaṇa-mārjana-ādau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ukṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + mārjana (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-तत्पुरुष ('in sprinkling, cleaning, etc.')

• gāyanti: they sing
• gāyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gai (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• anurakta-dhiyaḥ: with loving minds
• anurakta-dhiyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anurakta (प्रातिपदिक) + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे ('having attached minds')

• aśru-kaṇṭhyaḥ: with tear-choked throats
• aśru-kaṇṭhyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśru (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṇṭhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि ('whose throats are choked with tears')

• dhanyāḥ: blessed
• dhanyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vraja-striyaḥ: the women of Vraja
• vraja-striyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vraja (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('women of Vraja')

• urukrama-citta-yānāḥ: whose minds are borne to Urukrama
• urukrama-citta-yānāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: urukrama (प्रातिपदिक) + citta (प्रातिपदिक) + yāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि ('whose minds are carried to Urukrama/Kṛṣṇa')

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Vraja-striyaḥ (gopīs)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about remembering Krishna during daily work?

This verse describes the Vraja women singing of Kṛṣṇa while doing ordinary chores—showing that constant remembrance (smaraṇa) and kīrtana can be practiced in the midst of everyday duties.

Why are the women of Vraja called 'dhanyāḥ' (most fortunate) in Bhagavatam 10.44.15?

They are called most fortunate because their minds naturally run to Kṛṣṇa at every moment; even routine tasks become devotion, and love makes them sing with tear-choked voices.

How can I apply the teaching of Bhagavatam 10.44.15 in modern life?

Turn daily activities into bhakti by keeping Kṛṣṇa in mind—chanting or softly singing His names, hearing His pastimes, and offering your work as service so remembrance continues throughout the day.