Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 34

Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Devanagari script

अक्रूरागमनं पश्चात् प्रस्थानं रामकृष्णयो: । व्रजस्त्रीणां विलापश्च मथुरालोकनं तत: ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

akrūrāgamanaṁ paścāt prasthānaṁ rāma-kṛṣṇayoḥ vraja-strīṇāṁ vilāpaś ca mathurālokanaṁ tataḥ

Translation

Das Bhāgavatam schildert das Kommen Akrūras, danach den Aufbruch Śrī Kṛṣṇas und Balarāmas aus Vraja, das klagende Weinen der Gopīs und anschließend die Besichtigung Mathurās.

Synonyms

• अक्रूरागमनम्: arrival of Akrūra
• अक्रूरागमनम्: कर्ता/विषय (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रूर-आगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अक्रूरस्य आगमनम् → ‘Akrūra’s arrival’)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: कालाधिकरण (time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• प्रस्थानम्: departure
• प्रस्थानम्: कर्ता/विषय (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रामकृष्णयोः: of Rāma and Kṛṣṇa
• रामकृष्णयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम-कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (राम + कृष्ण)

• व्रजस्त्रीणाम्: of the women of Vraja
• व्रजस्त्रीणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज-स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (व्रजस्य स्त्रियः → ‘women of Vraja’)

• विलापः: lamentation
• विलापः: कर्ता/विषय (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मथुरालोकनम्: viewing/seeing Mathurā
• मथुरालोकनम्: कर्ता/विषय (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा-आलोकन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मथुरायाः आलोकनम् → ‘seeing Mathurā’)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: सम्बन्ध/निपात (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (sequencing adverb: ‘thereupon/from that’)

Characters & Entities

• Akrūra
• Balarāma
• Kṛṣṇa
• Vraja-gopīs

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Akrura coming to Vraja?

This verse lists Akrūra’s arrival as a key event in Kṛṣṇa’s līlā narrative, marking the turning point that leads to Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma departing for Mathurā.

Why do the women of Vraja lament when Krishna leaves for Mathura?

The verse highlights the gopīs’ lamentation as an essential feature of Vraja-bhakti—intense love in separation (viraha) that arises when Kṛṣṇa departs from Vṛndāvana toward Mathurā.

How can the teaching of separation (viraha) be applied in modern devotional life?

By transforming feelings of distance or longing into steady remembrance—hearing, chanting, and serving with deeper dependence on Kṛṣṇa—one can intensify devotion rather than become discouraged.