Shloka 47

Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa (Brahmā-stuti) and the Restoration of Vraja’s Lunch Pastime

Devanagari script

बर्हप्रसूनवनधातुविचित्रिताङ्ग: प्रोद्दामवेणुदलश‍ृङ्गरवोत्सवाढ्य: । वत्सान् गृणन्ननुगगीतपवित्रकीर्ति- र्गोपीद‍ृगुत्सवद‍ृशि: प्रविवेश गोष्ठम् ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

barha-prasūna-vana-dhātu-vicitritāṅgaḥ proddāma-veṇu-dala-śṛṅga-ravotsavāḍhyaḥ vatsān gṛṇann anuga-gīta-pavitra-kīrtir gopī-dṛg-utsava-dṛśiḥ praviveśa goṣṭham

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental body was adorned with peacock feathers and flowers and painted with forest minerals, and His bamboo flute resounded in festive joy. Calling His calves by name, while His cowherd friends sang His purifying glories, He entered Nanda’s cow pasture, and the sight of His beauty became a great festival for the eyes of all the gopīs.

Synonyms

• barha-prasūna-vana-dhātu-vicitrita-aṅgaḥ: whose limbs are adorned with peacock-feather, flowers, forest-leaves and minerals
• barha-prasūna-vana-dhātu-vicitrita-aṅgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: barha (प्रातिपदिक) + prasūna (प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक) + dhātu (प्रातिपदिक) + vicitrita (कृदन्त; √citr/√cit धातु) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य अङ्गं बर्ह-प्रसून-वन-धातुभिः विचित्रितम्’ (whose body is decorated...)

• proddāma-veṇu-dala-śṛṅga-rava-utsava-āḍhyaḥ: abounding in the exuberant festive sounds of flute, leaves and horns
• proddāma-veṇu-dala-śṛṅga-rava-utsava-āḍhyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: proddāma (प्रातिपदिक) + veṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + dala (प्रातिपदिक) + śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + rava (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यः ... उत्सवैः आढ्यः’ (rich with the festival/sounds of...)

• vatsān: the calves
• vatsān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• gṛṇan: praising (them)
• gṛṇan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gṛ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘praising/singing’

• anuga-gīta-pavitra-kīrtiḥ: whose holy fame is sung by companions
• anuga-gīta-pavitra-kīrtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuga (प्रातिपदिक) + gīta (कृदन्त; √gai धातु) + pavitra (प्रातिपदिक) + kīrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य कीर्तिः अनुगैः गीतैः पवित्रा’ (whose fame is purified by songs sung by followers/companions)

• gopī-dṛg-utsava-dṛśiḥ: whose appearance is a feast for the gopis’ eyes
• gopī-dṛg-utsava-dṛśiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gopī (प्रातिपदिक) + dṛś (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक) + dṛśi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य दृषिः गोपीनां दृगुत्सवः’ (whose sight is a festival for the gopīs’ eyes)

• praviveśa: entered
• praviveśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• goṣṭham: the cowherd settlement
• goṣṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: goṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Purport

According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī and Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, the gopīs mentioned here are the elder cowherd ladies such as mother Yaśodā, who loved Kṛṣṇa with parental affection. Kṛṣṇa’s cowherd boyfriends were so proud of Kṛṣṇa’s wonderful activities that while entering the village they all sang His glories.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Gopīs
• Vraja cowherd boys (gopas)
• Calves (vatsas)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.14.47 say about Kṛṣṇa’s beauty and the gopīs’ devotion?

It describes Kṛṣṇa entering Vraja decorated with forest ornaments, and His very sight becoming a “festival” for the gopīs’ eyes—showing their natural, love-filled absorption in Him.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 14, and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates to King Parīkṣit, describing Kṛṣṇa’s return to the cowherd village in the context of Brahmā’s prayers and realization of Kṛṣṇa’s supremacy.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life (bhakti practice)?

It encourages cultivating “seeing Kṛṣṇa” through śravaṇa and kīrtana—letting His purifying fame and pastimes fill the mind, so devotion becomes joyful rather than forced.