Shloka 34

Utthāna Ceremony, Śakaṭa-bhañga, Tṛṇāvarta-vadha, and the Vision of the Universe in Kṛṣṇa’s Mouth

Devanagari script

एकदार्भकमादाय स्वाङ्कमारोप्य भामिनी । प्रस्‍नुतं पाययामास स्तनं स्‍नेहपरिप्लुता ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

ekadārbhakam ādāya svāṅkam āropya bhāminī prasnutaṁ pāyayām āsa stanaṁ sneha-pariplutā

Translation

Eines Tages nahm Mutter Yaśodā, von mütterlicher Liebe überflutet, den kleinen Kṛṣṇa auf den Schoß und stillte Ihn; die Milch floss aus ihrer Brust, und das Kind trank sie.

Synonyms

• ekadā: once
• ekadā: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ekadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• arbhakam: the infant
• arbhakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arbhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √dā (धातु) + ktvā (कृत्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• sva-aṅkam: her own lap
• sva-aṅkam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘own lap’)

• āropya: having placed (on)
• āropya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √ruh (धातु) + ṇic? + lyap (कृत्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund, ‘having placed/caused to mount’); from ā-√ruh/āropayati usage

• bhāminī: the lady (Yaśodā)
• bhāminī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prasnutam: flowing (with milk)
• prasnutam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + √snu (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; agreeing with stanaṁ

• pāyayāmāsa: she made (him) drink
• pāyayāmāsa: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु) causative (णिच्) + लिट्
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) ‘to cause to drink’; लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada

• stanam: breast
• stanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sneha-pariplutā: overwhelmed with affection
• sneha-pariplutā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक) + paripluta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः/उपपद-समासः (snehena pariplutā ‘flooded with affection’)

Characters & Entities

• Yaśodā
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about mother Yaśodā’s love for Kṛṣṇa?

This verse shows Yaśodā’s vātsalya-bhakti as spontaneous and overflowing—she naturally lifts Kṛṣṇa onto her lap and nurses Him, her affection causing milk to flow.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 7?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these intimate Vraja pastimes to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It teaches that true bhakti becomes simple and natural—serve the Lord with heartfelt care and consistency, letting love (not display) be the motive.