Shloka 43
The Deliverance of Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva
Yamala-Arjuna Līlā Prelude and Culmination
श्रीशुक उवाच इत्युक्तौ तौ परिक्रम्य प्रणम्य च पुन: पुन: । बद्धोलूखलमामन्त्र्य जग्मतुर्दिशमुत्तराम् ॥ ४३ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca ity uktau tau parikramya praṇamya ca punaḥ punaḥ baddholūkhalam āmantrya jagmatur diśam uttarām
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After the Lord spoke thus to the two demigods, they circumambulated Him—who was bound to the wooden mortar—and offered obeisances again and again. With Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s permission, they departed northward to their respective homes.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Tenth Canto, Tenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees.”
FAQs
In this verse, the liberated beings respond to Kṛṣṇa by circumambulating Him and repeatedly offering obeisances, showing that reverence and surrender are natural expressions of devotion even after liberation.
They are Nalākūvara and Maṇigrīva, freed from their curse after Kṛṣṇa uproots the twin trees. After receiving His grace and instructions, they take permission and depart, indicating completion of their deliverance and return to their destined realm.
The verse highlights humility, gratitude, and respectful closure—receive guidance with reverence, acknowledge grace sincerely, and move forward in life without pride, keeping devotion at the center.