Shloka 50

The Appearance of Lord Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa) and the Divine Exchange with Yoga-māyā

Devanagari script

मघोनि वर्षत्यसकृद् यमानुजा गम्भीरतोयौघजवोर्मिफेनिला । भयानकावर्तशताकुला नदी मागन ददौ सिन्धुरिव श्रिय: पते: ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

maghoni varṣaty asakṛd yamānujā gambhīra-toyaugha-javormi-phenilā bhayānakāvarta-śatākulā nadī mārgaṁ dadau sindhur iva śriyaḥ pateḥ

Translation

Because of Indra’s ceaseless rain, the Yamunā swelled with deep water, foaming with fierce waves and churning with hundreds of dreadful whirlpools. Yet, just as the ocean once yielded to Śrī Rāmacandra, the Yamunā yielded to Vasudeva and allowed him to cross.

Synonyms

• maghoni: when Indra
• maghoni: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maghavan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘Maghavan’ = इन्द्र; सप्तमी absolute-like: ‘when Indra (was)’

• varṣati: was raining
• varṣati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• asakṛt: repeatedly
• asakṛt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: asakṛt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘repeatedly/again and again’

• yamānujā: Yamunā river
• yamānujā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama + anuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘younger sister of Yama’ = Yamunā

• gambhīra-toya-ogha-java-ūrmi-phenilā: deep, flood-swift, wavy and foamy
• gambhīra-toya-ogha-java-ūrmi-phenilā: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gambhīra + toya + ogha + java + ūrmi + phenila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘having deep waters, flood-current speed, waves and foam’ (qualifying nadī)

• bhayānaka-āvarta-śata-ākulā: filled with hundreds of terrifying whirlpools
• bhayānaka-āvarta-śata-ākulā: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhayānaka + āvarta + śata + ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘crowded with hundreds of dreadful whirlpools’

• nadī: the river
• nadī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mārgam: a path/way
• mārgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dadau: gave (made)
• dadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sindhuḥ: the ocean
• sindhuḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sindhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (simile particle): ‘like/as’

• śriyaḥ: of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• śriyaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• pateḥ: of the Lord/husband
• pateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Yamunā
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Śriyaḥ-pati)

FAQs

Why did the Yamunā River give a path when Indra was raining heavily (Bhagavatam 10.3.50)?

Because the Supreme Lord (Śriyaḥ-pati) was being carried across; by divine will the Yamunā, though dangerous with floods and whirlpools, granted safe passage.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 10.3.50 and to whom is it spoken?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while narrating the events surrounding Lord Kṛṣṇa’s birth and protection.

What practical lesson does Bhagavatam 10.3.50 teach for modern life?

When one carries the Lord in the heart through sincere devotion, obstacles can be overcome by grace; faith and steady duty (like Vasudeva’s) invite divine assistance even amid danger.