Shloka 7

Arjuna Marries Subhadrā; Kṛṣṇa Honors Two Devotees in Mithilā (Śrutadeva and Bahulāśva)

Devanagari script

सापि तं चकमे वीक्ष्य नारीणां हृदयंगमम् । हसन्ती व्रीडितापाङ्गी तन्न्यस्तहृदयेक्षणा ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

sāpi taṁ cakame vīkṣya nārīṇāṁ hṛdayaṁ-gamam hasantī vrīḍitāpaṅgī tan-nyasta-hṛdayekṣaṇā

Translation

Auch sie, als sie Arjuna sah, der den Frauenherzen so nahe ist, wurde von Liebe ergriffen. Mit scheuem Lächeln und Seitenblicken heftete sie Herz und Augen auf ihn.

Synonyms

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (‘also’)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चकमे: desired, fell in love with
• चकमे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having seen’

• नारीणाम्: of women
• नारीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• हृदयंगमम्: heart-stealing, pleasing to the heart
• हृदयंगमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (हृदयं गच्छति इति) विशेषण (qualifies तम्)

• हसन्ती: smiling
• हसन्ती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हस् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘smiling’

• व्रीडित-अपाङ्गी: with bashful sidelong glances
• व्रीडित-अपाङ्गी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रीडित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + अपाङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (व्रीडितः अपाङ्गः यस्याः) विशेषण (qualifies सा)

• तत्-न्यस्त-हृदय-ईक्षणा: she whose heart and gaze were fixed on him
• तत्-न्यस्त-हृदय-ईक्षणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + न्यस्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (तस्मिन् न्यस्तं हृदयं, ईक्षणं च यस्याः) विशेषण (qualifies सा)

Purport

As soon as she saw him, Subhadrā knew that Arjuna was no sannyāsī but rather her destined consort. In Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, His Divine Grace Śrīla Prabhupāda elaborates: “Arjuna, the grandfather of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, was himself extraordinarily beautiful and his bodily structure was very attractive to Subhadrā. Subhadrā also decided within her mind that she would accept only Arjuna as her husband. As a simple girl, she was smiling with great pleasure, looking at Arjuna.”

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s power to captivate the heart?

This verse describes Śrī Kṛṣṇa as hṛdayaṅgama—one who enters the heart—showing that His divine beauty naturally draws the mind and heart of the devotee toward Him.

Why is bashfulness (vrīḍā) mentioned in connection with seeing Krishna?

The verse portrays a natural, modest emotional response—smiling and shy sidelong glances—arising when the heart becomes absorbed in Kṛṣṇa’s presence, reflecting the refined moods of devotion in His pastimes.

Practical application: how can I apply this teaching in modern life?

Cultivate steady remembrance by “placing the heart and eyes” on Kṛṣṇa—through attentive darśana, hearing His līlās, and japa—so attraction shifts from distractions to devotion.