Shloka 22

Kṛṣṇa Visits Indraprastha; Kuntī’s Remembrance; Kālindī and Further Marriages

Devanagari script

कालिन्दीति समाख्याता वसामि यमुनाजले । निर्मिते भवने पित्रा यावदच्युतदर्शनम् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

kālindīti samākhyātā vasāmi yamunā-jale nirmite bhavane pitrā yāvad acyuta-darśanam

Translation

Man nennt mich Kālindī. Ich wohne in einem Palast, den mein Vater in den Wassern der Yamunā errichten ließ, und dort bleibe ich, bis ich den Herrn Acyuta schaue.

Synonyms

• कालिन्दी: Kālindī
• कालिन्दी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिन्दी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• इति: thus (as)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• समाख्याता: named, called
• समाख्याता: Kriya (क्रिया/nominal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘called/named’

• वसामि: I dwell
• वसामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यमुनाजले: in the waters of the Yamunā
• यमुनाजले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक) + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यमुनायाः जलम्)

• निर्मिते: built, constructed
• निर्मिते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√मा (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘भवने’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• भवने: in a house
• भवने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• पित्रा: by (my) father
• पित्रा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (ऋ-प्रातिपदिक)

• यावत्: until
• यावत्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (until/as long as)

• अच्युत-दर्शनम्: the sight of Acyuta
• अच्युत-दर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अच्युतस्य दर्शनम्)

Purport

Since Kālindī was a beloved child of the sun-god himself, who would dare disturb her? From this incident we can appreciate the beautiful spiritual processes executed in previous ages by great souls. Unlike the so-called love in worldly “love affairs,” beautiful Kālindī’s love for Lord Kṛṣṇa was pure and perfect. Even though Kālindī was a tender young girl, her determination to marry Kṛṣṇa was so strong that she arranged for her father to build her a house in the Yamunā where she could perform severe austerities until the day her beloved came.

Characters & Entities

• Kālindī
• Yamunā
• Acyuta (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Sūrya (Sun-god)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Kālindī and the Yamunā?

This verse states that Kālindī lives within the waters of the Yamunā, in a residence built by her father, and she waits there seeking Lord Kṛṣṇa’s darśana.

Why does Kālindī say she is waiting for Acyuta’s darśana?

Kālindī expresses her devotional longing—her life’s aim is to receive the personal audience of Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta), indicating her desire for His grace and relationship.

Practical application of longing for Krishna’s darśana in modern life?

Cultivate steady devotion by arranging life around remembrance of Kṛṣṇa—through prayer, śravaṇa (hearing), kīrtana (chanting), and seeking sacred association—so spiritual priorities guide daily choices.