Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

वनौकस: प्रमुदिता वनराजीर्मधुच्युत: । जलधारा गिरेर्नादादासन्ना दद‍ृशे गुहा: ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

vanaukasaḥ pramuditā vana-rājīr madhu-cyutaḥ jala-dhārā girer nādād āsannā dadṛśe guhāḥ

Translation

The Lord beheld the joyful forest maidens, the trees dripping sweet sap, and the mountain waterfalls whose resounding roar revealed that caves lay nearby.

Synonyms

• वनौकसः: the forest-dwellers
• वनौकसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः वन+ओकस् (वन-निवासी)

• प्रमुदिताः: delighted
• प्रमुदिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमुदित (कृदन्त; √मुद् (धातु) + प्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) used adjectivally

• वनराजीः: rows/lines of forest (groves)
• वनराजीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनराजी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः वन+राजी (वनस्य राजी)

• मधुच्युतः: dripping with honey
• मधुच्युतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः मधु+च्युत (मधुं च्युतः = dripping honey)

• जलधाराः: streams of water
• जलधाराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः जल+धारा

• गिरेः: of the mountain
• गिरेः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• नादात्: from the sound/roar
• नादात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• आसन्नाः: nearby
• आसन्नाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ददृशे: was seen/appeared
• ददृशे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• गुहाः: caves
• गुहाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Vṛndāvana during the rainy season?

In Canto 10, Chapter 20, the Bhagavatam poetically describes Vṛndāvana becoming vibrant—forest beings rejoice, creepers drip honey, mountain streams roar, and caves become visible—showing nature flourishing in the Lord’s beloved abode.

Who is describing these scenes in Bhagavatam 10.20.27, and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these seasonal and Vṛndāvana scenes to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the larger Krishna-līlā narration.

How can devotees apply the message of Bhagavatam 10.20.27 in modern life?

The verse encourages attentive, devotional seeing—recognizing harmony, renewal, and sacredness in the natural world, and remembering Vṛndāvana and Kṛṣṇa through everyday experiences of rain, rivers, hills, and forests.