Shloka 35

Devanagari script

नमस्तुभ्यं भगवते कृष्णायाकुण्ठमेधसे । नारायणाय ऋषये सुशान्तं तप ईयुषे ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

namas tubhyaṁ bhagavate kṛṣṇāyākuṇṭha-medhase nārāyaṇāya ṛṣaye su-śāntaṁ tapa īyuṣe

Translation

Ehrerbietung Dir, Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, dessen Erkenntnis niemals begrenzt ist. Ehrerbietung auch dem Ṛṣi Nara-Nārāyaṇa, der in vollkommener Ruhe Tapas übt.

Synonyms

• नमः: salutation, obeisance
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; indeclinable-like usage as salutation (नमस्कारार्थे)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; Dative

• भगवते: to the Blessed Lord
• भगवते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; Dative

• कृष्णाय: to Krishna
• कृष्णाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; Dative

• अकुण्ठमेधसे: to (him) of unobstructed intelligence
• अकुण्ठमेधसे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकुण्ठ-मेधस् (प्रातिपदिक); अकुण्ठ (उपसर्ग-निषेध/विशेषण) + मेधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मेधस्), चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; Dative; कर्मधारयः—‘अकुण्ठा मेधा यस्य/यत्र’

• नारायणाय: to Narayana
• नारायणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; Dative

• ऋषये: to the sage
• ऋषये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; Dative

• सुशान्तम्: very peaceful, perfectly tranquil
• सुशान्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-शान्त (प्रातिपदिक); शम् (धातु) से क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; adjective used appositionally to the addressed deity; ‘सु’ उपसर्गपूर्वक

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; object with √इ (to go) in sense ‘to undertake’

• ईयुषे: to (him) who has undertaken (austerity)
• ईयुषे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु) (परस्मैपद) से लिट्-परिप्रयोग/परफेक्ट कृदन्त-रूप (ईयुष्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परफेक्ट), मध्यमपुरुष?—न; actually दative singular of participial stem ‘ईयुष्’ used as Subanta: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; ‘to the one who has undertaken/gone to’

Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī comments that the King offered these prayers to encourage Lord Kṛṣṇa to remain at his home for some days. The King thought, “Since contact with the Supreme Lord can free anyone from misconceptions and doubts, Kṛṣṇa’s presence in my home will fortify my intelligence so that I can withstand the onslaughts of material desires. In His expansion as Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi, the Lord always resides in Badarikāśrama for the good of the whole land of Bharata, and so He may also create good fortune for the land of Mithilā by remaining here for at least a few days. Since Lord Kṛṣṇa’s propensity is toward peace and simplicity, He will certainly prefer my simple home to the excessive opulence of Dvārakā.”

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Narayana

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s ‘unobstructed intelligence’ (akuṇṭha-medhā)?

This verse praises Kṛṣṇa as akuṇṭha-medhā—His knowledge and discernment are never hindered by time, karma, or material limitation, affirming His supreme, all-knowing nature.

Why do the sages address Krishna as Nārāyaṇa in Canto 10 Chapter 86?

They recognize that the same Supreme Lord who is worshiped as Nārāyaṇa is present before them as Kṛṣṇa; calling Him Nārāyaṇa honors His eternal, transcendental identity beyond a single earthly role.

Practical application of this shloka’s teaching in modern life?

Cultivate devotion through humility (offering ‘namas’), and seek inner peace and discipline—remembering that true wisdom and serenity are perfected when centered on Bhagavān.