Shloka 10

Akrūra’s Mission: The Departure from Vraja and the Yamunā Vision of Viṣṇu-Ananta

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वाक्रूरवच: कृष्णो बलश्च परवीरहा । प्रहस्य नन्दं पितरं राज्ञा दिष्टं विजज्ञतु: ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

śrutvākrūra-vacaḥ kṛṣṇo balaś ca para-vīra-hā prahasya nandaṁ pitaraṁ rājñā diṣṭaṁ vijajñatuḥ

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma, the vanquisher of heroic opponents, laughed when They heard Akrūra’s words. The Lords then informed Their father, Nanda Mahārāja, of King Kaṁsa’s orders.

Synonyms

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having heard’

• अक्रूर-वचः: Akrūra’s words
• अक्रूर-वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रूर (प्रातिपदिक) + वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘अक्रूरस्य वचः’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (object of ‘श्रुत्वा’)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बलः: Bala (Balarāma)
• बलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Balarāma)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पर-वीर-हा: slayer of enemy heroes
• पर-वीर-हा: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर (प्रातिपदिक) + हन् (धातु)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष/तत्पुरुष: ‘परान् वीरान् हन्ति इति’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; epithet of ‘बलः’

• प्रहस्य: smiling/laughing
• प्रहस्य: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + हस् (धातु) + ल्यप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्यय (gerund): ‘having laughed/smiled’

• नन्दम्: Nanda
• नन्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; apposition to ‘नन्दम्’

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — ‘by the king’

• दिष्टम्: the decree/arrangement
• दिष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle used substantively), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object of ‘विजज्ञतुः’ — ‘what was ordained/arranged’

• विजज्ञतुः: they understood
• विजज्ञतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन — ‘they came to know’

Characters & Entities

• Akrūra
• Kṛṣṇa
• Balarāma
• Nanda Mahārāja
• Kaṁsa

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.39.10 say about Akrura’s message to Krishna?

It says Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma heard Akrūra’s words, smiled, and understood that Nanda Mahārāja had been summoned by the king’s command.

Why was Nanda Mahārāja summoned by the king in Krishna’s Mathura pastimes?

Kaṁsa had arranged to draw Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to Mathurā; summoning Nanda was part of the royal pretext connected with the planned festivities and Kaṁsa’s hidden intent.

What is a practical lesson from Krishna smiling after hearing difficult news?

A devotee can learn steadiness: even when events are unsettling, one can remain composed, trust divine purpose, and act responsibly without panic.