Shloka 6

Pṛthu Pursues the Earth and the Earth Takes the Form of a Cow

Bhūmi as Gauḥ

Devanagari script

यच्चान्यदपि कृष्णस्य भवान् भगवत: प्रभो: । श्रव: सुश्रवस: पुण्यं पूर्वदेहकथाश्रयम् ॥ ६ ॥ भक्ताय मेऽनुरक्ताय तव चाधोक्षजस्य च । वक्तुमर्हसि योऽदुह्यद्वैन्यरूपेण गामिमाम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

yac cānyad api kṛṣṇasya bhavān bhagavataḥ prabhoḥ śravaḥ suśravasaḥ puṇyaṁ pūrva-deha-kathāśrayam

Translation

You are a śaktyāveśa incarnation of the potencies of Lord Kṛṣṇa; therefore any narration of his deeds is most sweet to hear and bestows sacred good fortune, resting upon accounts of former lives. I am devoted to you and also to the Lord known as Adhokṣaja; so please recount all the histories of King Pṛthu, who, as the son of King Vena, milked this earth in the form of a cow.

Synonyms

• यत्: that which
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत्

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

• अन्यत्: other (matter)
• अन्यत्: सम्बन्ध (Additional item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• कृष्णस्य: of Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णस्य: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• भवान्: you (honored sir)
• भवान्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific ‘you’)

• भगवतः: of the Lord
• भगवतः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• प्रभोः: of the master
• प्रभोः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• श्रवः: fame; (glorious) account
• श्रवः: कर्म/विषय (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• सुश्रवसः: of good fame
• सुश्रवसः: सम्बन्ध (Qualifier relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सु + श्रवस्)

• पुण्यम्: holy, meritorious
• पुण्यम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• पूर्वदेहकथाश्रयम्: based on the account of the previous body
• पूर्वदेहकथाश्रयम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + देह + कथा + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पूर्वस्य देहस्य कथायाः आश्रयः = based on the story of the former body)

Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa is also known as avatārī, which means “one from whom all the incarnations emanate.” In Bhagavad-gītā (10.8) Lord Kṛṣṇa says, ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate: “I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me.” Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa is the origin of everyone’s appearance. As far as this material world is concerned, Lord Brahmā, Lord Viṣṇu and Lord Śiva are all emanations from Kṛṣṇa. These three incarnations of Kṛṣṇa are called guṇa-avatāras. The material world is governed by three material modes of nature, and Lord Viṣṇu, Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva respectively take charge of the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance. Mahārāja Pṛthu is also an incarnation of those qualities of Lord Kṛṣṇa by which one rules over conditioned souls.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about hearing Krishna-katha?

This verse praises narrations of Kṛṣṇa as supremely purifying and auspicious, especially when they recount His incarnations and divine acts.

Why did Maitreya Muni request more Krishna-katha?

Within the dialogue, Maitreya encourages continued narration of the Lord’s glories, emphasizing that such topics are inherently holy and beneficial for the listener.

Practical application of hearing Hari-katha in modern life?

Regularly hearing or reading Bhagavatam-centered talks about Kṛṣṇa (even a little daily) is presented as a direct way to cultivate devotion and inner purification.