Shloka 22

Govardhana-dhāraṇa: Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana and Humbles Indra

Devanagari script

तथा निर्विविशुर्गर्तं कृष्णाश्वासितमानस: । यथावकाशं सधना: सव्रजा: सोपजीविन: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

tathā nirviviśur gartaṁ kṛṣṇāśvāsita-mānasaḥ yathāvakāśaṁ sa-dhanāḥ sa-vrajāḥ sopajīvinaḥ

Translation

Thus reassured by Lord Kṛṣṇa, their hearts grew calm, and all entered beneath the hill. There they found ample space for themselves, their cows, wagons, servants, priests, and the entire community of Vraja.

Synonyms

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, manner adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• nirviviśuḥ: entered
• nirviviśuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir + viś (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (लुङ्, Aorist), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa, Bahu-vacana

• gartam: the cave/pit
• gartam: Karma (कर्म/object of entering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā (accusative), Eka-vacana

• kṛṣṇa-āśvāsita-mānasaḥ: with minds reassured by Krishna
• kṛṣṇa-āśvāsita-mānasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āśvāsita (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP from ā+śvas) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahu-vacana; tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘kṛṣṇena āśvāsitaṁ mānasaṁ yeṣām’ (sense close to bahuvrīhi) = ‘whose minds were comforted by Kṛṣṇa’

• yathā-ava-kāśam: according to space
• yathā-ava-kāśam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + avakāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva, adverbial ‘according to available space’ (यथाशक्ति/यथासम्भव)

• sa-dhanāḥ: with their goods
• sa-dhanāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय) + dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahu-vacana; bahuvrīhi ‘having possessions’

• sa-vrajāḥ: together with the Vraja people
• sa-vrajāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय) + vraja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahu-vacana; bahuvrīhi ‘together with the Vraja-folk/with their community’

• sa-upajīvinaḥ: with their dependents
• sa-upajīvinaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय) + upajīvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahu-vacana; bahuvrīhi ‘together with dependents/servants’

Purport

All the domestic animals of Vṛndāvana were brought beneath Govardhana Hill for shelter.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Vraja-vāsīs (residents of Vraja)

FAQs

How does Krishna protect the devotees in the Govardhana lila (Bhagavatam 10.25)?

This verse shows that when the Vraja residents were frightened, Kṛṣṇa reassured their hearts and they safely took shelter together, indicating His direct protection and guidance in crisis.

Who is being sheltered in Bhagavatam 10.25.22 and what do they bring with them?

All the Vraja-vāsīs enter the shelter along with their possessions, their community and cattle, and even those who depended on them—showing collective refuge under Kṛṣṇa’s care.

What is a practical lesson from ‘kṛṣṇāśvāsita-mānasaḥ’ for modern life?

In anxiety or danger, seek steadiness by remembering and trusting the Lord’s protection; calm, faith-filled action follows when the heart is reassured through devotion.