Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 33

The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent

Devanagari script

तदैवोपागतं देवं वीक्ष्य विस्मितमानसा । प्रत्ययार्थं प्रयुक्ता मे याहि देव क्षमस्व मे ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

tadaivopāgataṁ devaṁ vīkṣya vismita-mānasā pratyayārthaṁ prayuktā me yāhi deva kṣamasva me

Translation

Sobald Kuntī den Sonnengott anrief, erschien er unverzüglich vor ihr, und sie war tief erstaunt. Sie sprach: „Ich wollte nur die Wirksamkeit dieser mystischen Kraft prüfen. O Deva, verzeih mir, dass ich dich unnötig gerufen habe; kehre bitte zurück.“

Synonyms

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• उपागतम्: arrived/come
• उपागतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle) ‘उपागत’; नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘देवम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• विस्मितमानसा: she whose mind was astonished
• विस्मितमानसा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + मानस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—‘विस्मितं मानसं यस्याः सा’

• प्रत्ययार्थम्: for confirmation/proof
• प्रत्ययार्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रत्यय (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उद्देश्य-प्रयोगः ‘अर्थम्’ (for the purpose of); अव्ययवत्

• प्रयुक्ता: having been employed/impelled (i.e., I acted)
• प्रयुक्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-युज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle) ‘प्रयुक्त’; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘सा’ (implicit) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मे: by me / for me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनरूपम् (Genitive/Dative)

• याहि: go
• याहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• क्षमस्व: forgive
• क्षमस्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), आत्मनेपदम्, मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• मे: me
• मे: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/षष्ठी-एकवचनरूपम्; अत्र प्रायः द्वितीया (Accusative) ‘माम्’ अर्थे (enclitic)

Characters & Entities

• Deva (the Lord)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about asking forgiveness from God?

This verse shows a devotee’s humility—after realizing the Lord’s presence, she admits her words were meant only to confirm the truth and sincerely asks the Lord to forgive her.

Why did she say “please go” to the Lord in this verse?

Overwhelmed and repentant, she acknowledges she tested Him for certainty (pratyaya) and then, feeling unworthy or embarrassed, requests Him to depart while begging forgiveness.

Practical application of humility in modern life based on this shloka?

When you realize you have doubted, spoken harshly, or tested someone unfairly, admit it honestly, apologize quickly, and act with reverence and restraint going forward.