Shloka 8

The Syamantaka Jewel: Accusation, Recovery, and Kṛṣṇa’s Marriage to Satyabhāmā

Devanagari script

नन्वन्विच्छन्ति ते मार्गं त्रिलोक्यां विबुधर्षभा: । ज्ञात्वाद्य गूढं यदुषु द्रष्टुं त्वां यात्यज: प्रभो ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

nanv anvicchanti te mārgaṁ trī-lokyāṁ vibudharṣabhāḥ jñātvādya gūḍhaṁ yaduṣu draṣṭuṁ tvāṁ yāty ajaḥ prabho

Translation

O Herr! Die erhabensten Halbgötter der drei Welten suchen gewiss Deine Spur. Da sie erfahren haben, dass Du Dich heute unter den Yadus verborgen hältst, ist der ungeborene Sonnengott (Aja) hierher gekommen, um Dich zu schauen.

Synonyms

• ननु: indeed?, surely
• ननु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ननु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), प्रश्न/आश्चर्यार्थ

• अन्विच्छन्ति: they search for
• अन्विच्छन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु) + अनु-उपसर्ग
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मार्गम्: path, track
• मार्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• त्रि-लोक्याम्: in the three worlds
• त्रि-लोक्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (three worlds)

• विबुध-ऋषभाः: bulls among the gods (best of the gods)
• विबुध-ऋषभाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vibudhānām ṛṣabhāḥ)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• गूढम्: hidden
• गूढम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गूढ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गुह्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• यदुषु: among the Yadus
• यदुषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive), अव्ययभाव

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अजः: Aja (Brahmā), the unborn
• अजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (Brahmā/Unborn)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Yadus
• Brahma
• Demigods (Devas)

FAQs

Why do the demigods search for Krishna in the three worlds in Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse indicates that even the greatest devas seek Krishna’s ‘path’—His whereabouts and divine will—because His movements and purposes are beyond ordinary perception.

Why is Brahma called ‘Aja’ (unborn) and why does he come to see Krishna?

Brahmā is termed ‘Aja’ because he is not born from a womb in the usual way; upon learning Krishna is concealed among the Yadus, he comes for darśana of the Supreme Lord.

Practical application: What does ‘Krishna is hidden among the Yadus’ teach a devotee today?

It teaches humility and attentiveness: the Divine may be present in seemingly ordinary settings, and sincere seeking—like that of the devas—leads to recognition and devotion.