Shloka 35

Devanagari script

भूयात् पतिरयं मह्यं धाता तदनुमोदताम् । इति सर्वा: पृथक् कृष्णे भावेन हृदयं दधु: ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

bhūyāt patir ayaṁ mahyaṁ dhātā tad anumodatām iti sarvāḥ pṛthak kṛṣṇe bhāvena hṛdayaṁ dadhuḥ

Translation

Mit dem Gedanken: „Möge der Lenker des Geschicks es billigen, dass dieser Mann mein Gemahl werde“, richtete jede Prinzessin ihr Herz in inniger Empfindung auf Kṛṣṇa.

Synonyms

भूयात्may (he) be

पतिःhusband

अयम्this (man)

मह्यम्for me

धाताthe Creator (Providence)

तत्that (wish/choice)

अनुमोदताम्let (him) approve

इतिthus

सर्वाःall (of them)

पृथक्separately, individually

कृष्णेin/for Krishna (in their regard to Krishna)

भावेनwith feeling, with intent

हृदयम्heart, mind

दधुःplaced, fixed

Characters & Entities

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Dhātā (the Creator/Brahmā)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about choosing Krishna with heartfelt devotion?

This verse shows that each princess inwardly fixed her heart on Kṛṣṇa as her husband, praying that Providence would sanction it—highlighting bhakti as an inner, deliberate surrender.

Why did the princesses pray for the Creator’s approval to marry Krishna?

Although their hearts chose Kṛṣṇa, they acknowledged divine arrangement (dhātā) and social-dharmic sanction, expressing humility and dependence on God’s will within the narrative of their rescue and marriage.

Practical application of fixing the heart on Krishna in modern life?

Make devotion intentional: choose Kṛṣṇa inwardly through prayer and remembrance, and accept outcomes as guided by higher providence while acting responsibly in one’s duties.