Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 4

The Disappearance of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the Aftermath in Dvārakā

Devanagari script

ववृषु: पुष्पवर्षाणि विमानावलिभिर्नभ: । कुर्वन्त: सङ्कुलं राजन् भक्त्या परमया युता: ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

vavṛṣuḥ puṣpa-varṣāṇi vimānāvalibhir nabhaḥ kurvantaḥ saṅkulaṁ rājan bhaktyā paramayā yutāḥ

Translation

O König, den Himmel mit zahllosen Vimānas dicht erfüllend, ließen sie, von höchster Hingabe getragen, einen Blumenregen niedergehen.

Synonyms

• ववृषुः: they rained down
• ववृषुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• पुष्प-वर्षाणि: showers of flowers
• पुष्प-वर्षाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुष्पाणां वर्षाणि)

• विमान-आवलिभिः: by rows of aerial chariots
• विमान-आवलिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान + आवलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विमानानाम् आवलिः)

• नभः: the sky
• नभः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नभः-रूप)

• कुर्वन्तः: making
• कुर्वन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सङ्कुलम्: crowded
• सङ्कुलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सङ्कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘नभः’)

• राजन्: O King
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमया: supreme
• परमया: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘भक्त्या’)

• युताः: endowed (with)
• युताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘युक्त’ = endowed/connected

Characters & Entities

• King Parīkṣit

FAQs

Why do devas shower flowers in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

In this verse, the devas—filled with supreme devotion—honor and glorify the Lord’s divine pastime by raining flowers and filling the sky with their vimānas.

Why does Shukadeva Goswami address Parikshit as 'O King' here?

Śukadeva is narrating the sacred events of Canto 11 to King Parīkṣit, directly drawing his attention to the extraordinary, devotional celebration occurring in the heavens.

How can a modern devotee apply the teaching of this verse?

The verse highlights that sincere, supreme devotion expresses itself through honoring the Lord—so one can cultivate bhakti by consciously celebrating and glorifying divine acts through prayer, kīrtana, and reverent remembrance.