Shloka 2

Varṣā-Śarad Vṛndāvana-Śobha: The Beauty of the Rainy and Autumn Seasons in Vraja

Devanagari script

गोपवृद्धाश्च गोप्यश्च तदुपाकर्ण्य विस्मिता: । मेनिरे देवप्रवरौ कृष्णरामौ व्रजं गतौ ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

gopa-vṛddhāś ca gopyaś ca tad upākarṇya vismitāḥ menire deva-pravarau kṛṣṇa-rāmau vrajaṁ gatau

Translation

Hearing this account, the elder cowherd men and the gopīs were astonished, and they concluded that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, who had come to Vraja, were exalted divine beings.

Synonyms

• गोप-वृद्धाः: elder cowherds
• गोप-वृद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (वृद्धाः गोपाः)

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

• गोप्यः: cowherd women (gopīs)
• गोप्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• तत्: that (news/that fact)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उपाकर्ण्य: having heard
• उपाकर्ण्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-√कर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; अर्थः ‘श्रुत्वा/उपश्रुत्य’

• विस्मिताः: astonished
• विस्मिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित (प्रातिपदिक; √स्मि/विस्मि-आधारित क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• मेनिरे: they thought/considered
• मेनिरे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• देव-प्रवरौ: the foremost among gods (two)
• देव-प्रवरौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां प्रवरौ)

• कृष्ण-रामौ: Kṛṣṇa and Rāma
• कृष्ण-रामौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• व्रजम्: to Vraja
• व्रजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गतौ: having gone/arrived (two)
• गतौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Balarāma (Rāma)
• Gopas (elder cowherd men)
• Gopīs (cowherd women)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.20.2 say about how the Vrajavasis viewed Krishna and Balarama?

It says the elder gopas and the gopis, upon hearing certain news, were amazed and concluded that Krishna and Balarama were foremost among divine beings who had come to Vraja.

Why were the gopas and gopis astonished in Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 20?

They were astonished because what they heard revealed extraordinary, godlike qualities and actions, leading them to recognize Krishna and Balarama as supremely divine.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It encourages attentive hearing (śravaṇa): by sincerely hearing about Krishna, faith deepens and one naturally recognizes the Lord’s presence and guidance in one’s life.