Shloka 16

Devanagari script

तासां स भगवान् कृष्णः कामान् कमललोचनः / बहूनि कृत्वा रूपाणि पूरयामास लीलया

Transliteration

tāsāṃ sa bhagavān kṛṣṇaḥ kāmān kamalalocanaḥ / bahūni kṛtvā rūpāṇi pūrayāmāsa līlayā

Translation

Der selige Herr Kṛṣṇa, lotusäugig, erfüllte die Wünsche jener Frauen, indem er in seiner Līlā spielerisch viele Gestalten annahm.

Word by Word

• तासाम्: of those (women)
• तासाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural); स्त्रीलिङ्ग-सम्बन्ध (refers to feminine plural)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject—appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेष्य (apposition to subject)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• कमललोचनः: lotus-eyed (one)
• कमललोचनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषणवत्-उपाधि (epithet)

• बहूनि: many
• बहूनि: कर्म (Karma—qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; रूपाणि इति विशेषण (qualifies rūpāṇi)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial—पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• रूपाणि: forms
• रूपाणि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• पूरयामास: fulfilled / satisfied
• पूरयामास: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूरय् (धातु; पूर् + णिच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative (णिच्)

• लीलया: playfully; by (his) sport
• लीलया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument—manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; हेतौ/प्रकारे (by way of, as)

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/Vyāsa tradition) describing Bhagavān’s līlā

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavan Krishna
• Divine Lila

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It presents the Supreme as Bhagavān who is not limited by a single body or identity—He can manifest many forms without losing unity, implying a transcendent Self that freely appears through māyā as līlā.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No technique is directly prescribed; the verse supports a bhakti-oriented contemplation: meditating on the Lord’s līlā and His capacity to assume forms, which aligns with Purāṇic sādhanā where remembrance (smaraṇa) and devotion stabilize the mind.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

While Śiva is not named, the verse reflects the Purāṇic non-sectarian principle central to the Kūrma tradition: the one Supreme Lord manifests in many forms for the world’s welfare—an idea compatible with Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.