Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

एवं निवसतोस्तस्मिन् रामकेशवयोर्व्रजे । शरत्समभवद् व्यभ्रा स्वच्छाम्ब्वपरुषानिला ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ nivasatos tasmin rāma-keśavayor vraje śarat samabhavad vyabhrā svacchāmbv-aparuṣānilā

Translation

As Lord Rāma and Lord Keśava dwelt in Vraja, the autumn season arrived: the sky became cloudless, the waters clear, and the breeze gentle.

Synonyms

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• निवसतोः: of the two residing
• निवसतोः: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√वस् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); षष्ठी/सप्तमी? द्विवचन—अत्र षष्ठी द्विवचन (genitive dual) ‘of the two dwelling’

• तस्मिन्: in that (place/time)
• तस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग?; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राम-केशवयोः: of Rama and Keshava
• राम-केशवयोः: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• व्रजे: in Vraja
• व्रजे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• शरत्: autumn
• शरत्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• समभवत्: arose/occurred
• समभवत्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वि-अभ्रा: cloudless
• वि-अभ्रा: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्ग ‘वि’ सहित—‘cloudless’

• स्वच्छ-अम्बु-अपरुष-अनिला: with clear water and gentle winds
• स्वच्छ-अम्बु-अपरुष-अनिला: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वच्छ (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक) + अपरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-कर्मधारयसमास (descriptive compound); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; शरत्-विशेषणम्

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Balarāma)
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Vraja

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the autumn season (Śarad ṛtu) in Vṛndāvana?

In 10.20.32, Śukadeva describes autumn arriving in Vraja with cloudless skies, clear waters, and gentle breezes while Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma reside there.

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

Śukadeva uses devotional names: Keśava for Kṛṣṇa and Rāma for Balarāma, affectionately identifying the two brothers central to the Vraja līlā being narrated.

Practical application of this verse in modern life?

Like autumn’s clarity after the rains, a devotee can cultivate inner clarity—reducing mental “clouds” through sādhana (japa, śravaṇa) and seeking a gentle, non-harsh mood in speech and conduct.