Shloka 36

Gokula’s Wonder, Kṛṣṇa’s Bhakta-vaśyatā, the Move to Vṛndāvana, and the Slaying of Vatsāsura and Bakāsura

Devanagari script

वृन्दावनं गोवर्धनं यमुनापुलिनानि च । वीक्ष्यासीदुत्तमा प्रीती राममाधवयोर्नृप ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

vṛndāvanaṁ govardhanaṁ yamunā-pulināni ca vīkṣyāsīd uttamā prītī rāma-mādhavayor nṛpa

Translation

O King Parīkṣit, when Rāma and Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa) beheld Vṛndāvana, Govardhana, and the banks of the Yamunā, both of Them were filled with the highest joy.

Synonyms

• वृन्दावनम्: Vṛndāvana
• वृन्दावनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गोवर्धनम्: Govardhana (hill)
• गोवर्धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोवर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यमुना-पुलिनानि: the sandbanks of the Yamunā
• यमुना-पुलिनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक) + पुलिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यमुनायाः पुलिनानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund) ‘having seen’

• आसीत्: there was/arose
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• उत्तमा: excellent
• उत्तमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; feminine, Nominative, Singular (प्रीतिः इति विशेषण)

• प्रीतिः: joy/affection
• प्रीतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; feminine, Nominative, Singular

• राम-माधवयोः: of Rāma and Mādhava
• राम-माधवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (रामश्च माधवश्च); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; masculine, Genitive, Dual

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, Vocative, Singular

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit Mahārāja
• Balarāma
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the spiritual power of Vṛndāvana?

This verse says that simply seeing Vṛndāvana, Govardhana, and the Yamunā’s banks awakens the highest love for Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa—showing these places naturally nourish bhakti.

Why are Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma called Mādhava and Rāma in this verse?

Śukadeva uses affectionate divine names: Rāma refers to Balarāma, and Mādhava refers to Kṛṣṇa, indicating the devotees’ loving focus on the brothers’ Vraja-līlā.

How can a modern devotee apply this teaching in daily life?

Regularly remember, read about, or visit holy places connected to Kṛṣṇa—especially Vṛndāvana, Govardhana, and Yamunā—because such sāttvika association strengthens loving devotion.