Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

वरं विलोक्याभिमतं समागतं नरेन्द्रकन्या चकमे रमापतिम् । भूयादयं मे पतिराशिषोऽनल: करोतु सत्या यदि मे धृतो व्रत: ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

varaṁ vilokyābhimataṁ samāgataṁ narendra-kanyā cakame ramā-patim bhūyād ayaṁ me patir āśiṣo ’nalaḥ karotu satyā yadi me dhṛto vrataḥ

Translation

Als die Königstochter den ersehnten, liebenswerten Freier kommen sah, begehrte sie sogleich Śrī Kṛṣṇa, den Gemahl der Göttin Lakṣmī, zum Gatten. Sie betete: „Möge Er mein Ehemann werden; wenn ich meine Gelübde bewahrt habe, möge das heilige Feuer meine Hoffnung erfüllen.“

Synonyms

• varam: the bridegroom / suitor
• varam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā (acc, 2nd), Ekavacana

• vilokya: having seen
• vilokya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-lok (धातु) + lyap (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Absolutive (gerund), lyap; ‘having seen’

• abhimatam: desired, chosen
• abhimatam: Karma (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhimata (प्रातिपदिक; from abhi-man + kta)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā (acc), Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of varam

• samāgatam: arrived
• samāgatam: Karma (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-gam (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kta-participle, Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of varam

• narendra-kanyā: the king’s daughter
• narendra-kanyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara-indra + kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (fem), Prathamā (nom), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: ‘narendrasyāḥ kanyā’

• cakame: chose / desired
• cakame: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kam (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• ramā-patim: the husband of Ramā (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• ramā-patim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramā + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā (acc), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: ‘ramāyāḥ patiḥ’

• bhūyāt: may (he) be / may (it) happen
• bhūyāt: Kriyā (आशीर्वाद-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ-lakāra (optative/benedictive sense), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• ayam: this (man)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (gen, 6th), Ekavacana; enclitic form

• patiḥ: husband
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• āśiṣaḥ: blessings
• āśiṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (nom), Bahuvacana (pl); ‘blessings’

• analaḥ: the fire (sacred fire)
• analaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘fire’ (here: sacred fire as witness)

• karotu: let (him) do / may (he) make
• karotu: Kriyā (विधि-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (imperative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• satyā: Satyā
• satyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper name

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conditional particle (conjunction)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (gen), Ekavacana

• dhṛtaḥ: undertaken, held
• dhṛtaḥ: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kta-participle, Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with vrataḥ

• vrataḥ: vow
• vrataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Ramāpati)
• The princess (narendra-kanyā)
• Anala (sacred fire/deity of fire)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the power of vrata (vows) in devotion?

This verse shows a devotee connecting sincere vrata with prayerful dependence on divine sanction—she asks the sacred fire to confirm the fruit of her vow by granting Kṛṣṇa as her husband.

Why does the princess choose Kṛṣṇa as her husband in this Bhagavatam verse?

Because Kṛṣṇa is her long-desired and most worthy bridegroom—Ramāpati, the supreme Lord—she openly accepts Him and seeks confirmation through the sacred fire, trusting the truth of her vow.

How can this shloka be applied in modern life as a spiritual practice?

Keep spiritual commitments sincerely (vrata), and align desires with devotion—then pray with humility, seeking God’s will rather than mere personal control.