Shloka 21

Govardhana-dhāraṇa: Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana and Humbles Indra

Devanagari script

न त्रास इह व: कार्यो मद्धस्ताद्रिनिपातनात् । वातवर्षभयेनालं तत्‍त्राणं विहितं हि व: ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

na trāsa iha vaḥ kāryo mad-dhastādri-nipātanāt vāta-varṣa-bhayenālaṁ tat-trāṇaṁ vihitaṁ hi vaḥ

Translation

Have no fear that this mountain will fall from My hand. And do not fear the wind and rain, for your protection from these troubles has already been arranged.

Synonyms

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), negation particle (निषेध)

• trāsaḥ: fear
• trāsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of ‘kāryaḥ’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā (nominative), Eka-vacana

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण/adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, deictic adverb (देशवाचक)

• vaḥ: of you/your
• vaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (genitive), Bahu-vacana; enclitic form

• kāryaḥ: to be done/necessary
• kāryaḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण/predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; gerundive/adjectival ‘to be done’ (कर्तव्य) agreeing with trāsaḥ

• mat-hasta-adri-nipātanāt: from the mountain’s falling from my hand
• mat-hasta-adri-nipātanāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान/cause-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक) + adri (प्रातिपदिक) + nipātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsaka? (here abstract in -āt, treated as Puṁ/napuṁ), Pañcamī vibhakti (ablative), Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa chain: ‘mad-hasta’ (षष्ठी) + ‘adri-nipātana’ (षष्ठी) → ‘from the falling of the mountain from my hand’

• vāta-varṣa-bhayena: by fear of wind and rain
• vāta-varṣa-bhayena: Hetu (हेतु/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāta (प्रातिपदिक) + varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsaka? bhaya is napuṁsaka; Tṛtīyā vibhakti (instrumental), Eka-vacana; dvandva (द्वन्द्व) ‘vāta-varṣa’ (wind and rain) + tatpuruṣa with bhaya ‘fear of wind-and-rain’

• alam: enough; no need
• alam: Pratiṣedha/Prayojana (प्रयोजन/cessation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle meaning ‘enough/stop; no need’ (पर्याप्त्यर्थक)

• tat-trāṇam: that protection
• tat-trāṇam: Karta (कर्ता/subject of ‘vihitam’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (प्रातिपदिक) + trāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsaka, Prathamā (nominative), Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘tasya trāṇam’ = ‘that protection’

• vihitam: has been arranged/provided
• vihitam: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + dhā (धातु) → vihita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kṛdanta past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Napuṁsaka, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; predicative with ‘tat-trāṇam’ = ‘has been arranged’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic/causal particle (निपात)

• vaḥ: for you
• vaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Caturthī vibhakti (dative), Bahu-vacana; enclitic form

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Vraja-vāsīs (the residents of Vraja)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.25.21 teach about fear and surrender?

This verse shows that when devotees take shelter of Kṛṣṇa, they should give up fear and anxiety, trusting that He personally arranges their protection.

Why did Krishna say this to the Vrajavasis while holding Govardhana?

As the storm continued, the Vraja residents might fear the hill could slip or fall; Kṛṣṇa reassured them that His shelter was secure and their safety was guaranteed.

How can I apply Krishna’s instruction here in modern life?

Do your duty responsibly, but reduce anxiety by deepening reliance on God—remembering that real shelter comes from sincere devotion and steady faith, not from panic.