Shloka 8

Vasudeva and Devakī Glorify Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; The Recovery of Devakī’s Six Sons from Sutala

Devanagari script

तर्पणं प्राणनमपां देवत्वं ताश्च तद्रस: । ओज: सहो बलं चेष्टा गतिर्वायोस्तवेश्वर ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

tarpaṇaṁ prāṇanam apāṁ deva tvaṁ tāś ca tad-rasaḥ ojaḥ saho balaṁ ceṣṭā gatir vāyos taveśvara

Translation

Mein Herr, Du bist das Wasser, sein Geschmack und seine Kraft, Durst zu stillen und Leben zu erhalten. Und in den Erscheinungen der Luft offenbarst Du Deine Energien als Körperwärme, Vitalität, geistige Kraft, körperliche Stärke, Bemühen und Bewegung.

Synonyms

• tarpaṇam: satiation / nourishment
• tarpaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tarpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; from √tṛp तृप्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• prāṇanam: vitalizing / enlivening
• prāṇanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇana (प्रातिपदिक; from √an अन् with pra-)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• apām: of the waters
• apām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ap (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th), Plural

• deva: O Lord
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tāḥ: those (waters)
• tāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tad-rasaḥ: their essence / taste
• tad-rasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; Tatpuruṣa: 'tasya rasaḥ' = its essence/juice

• ojaḥ: vigor
• ojaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• sahaḥ: strength / endurance
• sahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• balam: power
• balam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ceṣṭā: movement / activity
• ceṣṭā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ceṣṭā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• gatiḥ: course / motion
• gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• vāyoḥ: of the wind
• vāyoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th), Singular

• īśvara: O Lord
• īśvara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Vasudeva

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna being present in water and wind?

This verse states that Krishna is the enlivening power and taste within water, and the very movement of the wind—showing His immanence as the essence behind natural forces.

Why does Vasudeva describe Krishna as the taste of water and the movement of air?

Vasudeva is offering a reverential hymn, recognizing Krishna as the Supreme Lord whose energies operate through the elements, so that all life and strength ultimately depend on Him.

Practical application of seeing God in the elements in modern life?

Cultivate gratitude and remembrance: when drinking water or feeling the breeze, recall the Divine source of life and strength, turning ordinary moments into bhakti.