Shloka 16

The Murder of Satrājit and the Recovery of the Syamantaka Jewel

Devanagari script

य: सप्तहायन: शैलमुत्पाट्यैकेन पाणिना । दधार लीलया बाल उच्छिलीन्ध्रमिवार्भक: ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

yaḥ sapta-hāyanaḥ śailam utpāṭyaikena pāṇinā dadhāra līlayā bāla ucchilīndhram ivārbhakaḥ

Translation

Als siebenjähriges Kind riss Kṛṣṇa einen ganzen Berg aus und hielt ihn spielerisch mit nur einer Hand empor – so leicht, wie ein kleiner Junge einen Pilz aufhebt.

Synonyms

• yaḥ: he who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sapta-hāyanaḥ: seven years old
• sapta-hāyanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta + hāyana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास (सप्त + हायन); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śailam: mountain
• śailam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• utpāṭya: having uprooted
• utpāṭya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-pāṭ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having uprooted’

• ekena: with one
• ekena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• pāṇinā: by (his) hand
• pāṇinā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• dadhāra: held, bore
• dadhāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• līlayā: playfully, effortlessly
• līlayā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument or manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: līlā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• bālaḥ: the child
• bālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ucchilīndhram: a mushroom/fungus (ucchilīndhra)
• ucchilīndhram: Karma (कर्म/Object of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ucchilīndhra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• arbha-kaḥ: a little child
• arbha-kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arbha + ka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; क-प्रत्ययान्त (diminutive)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna lifting Govardhana Hill?

This verse recalls that Kṛṣṇa, only seven years old, uprooted and held the mountain effortlessly with one hand, showing His divine power as a playful pastime.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī mention the Govardhana pastime in Canto 10 Chapter 57?

He cites it as a well-known proof of Kṛṣṇa’s extraordinary, divine potency while narrating events around the Syamantaka jewel, reinforcing that Kṛṣṇa is not an ordinary human actor in the story.

Practical application of Krishna’s Govardhana lila in modern life?

Remembering Kṛṣṇa’s effortless protection builds faith: when challenges feel “mountain-like,” a devotee takes shelter of Him through prayer, devotion, and steady dharma.