Shloka 11

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

Devanagari script

गोपान् समादिशत्सोऽपि गृह्यतां सर्वगोरस: । उपायनानि गृह्णीध्वं युज्यन्तां शकटानि च ॥ ११ ॥ यास्याम: श्वो मधुपुरीं दास्यामो नृपते रसान् । द्रक्ष्याम: सुमहत्पर्व यान्ति जानपदा: किल । एवमाघोषयत् क्षत्रा नन्दगोप: स्वगोकुले ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

gopān samādiśat so ’pi gṛhyatāṁ sarva-go-rasaḥ upāyanāni gṛhṇīdhvaṁ yujyantāṁ śakaṭāni ca

Translation

Nanda Mahārāja had the village constable announce throughout Vraja: “Gather all the milk products, take valuable gifts, and yoke the wagons. Tomorrow we shall go to Madhupurī (Mathurā), offer these dairy delicacies to the King, and behold a great festival; people from the outlying districts are going as well.”

Synonyms

• गोपान्: the cowherds
• गोपान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• समादिशत्: he instructed/ordered
• समादिशत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also/indeed
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ

• गृह्यताम्: let it be taken/collected
• गृह्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आज्ञार्थ

• सर्वगोरसः: all dairy produce
• सर्वगोरसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + गो + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गो-रसः = milk-products; सर्व-गो-रसः = all kinds of dairy produce)

• उपायनानि: gifts/offerings
• उपायनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गृह्णीध्वम्: take (you all)
• गृह्णीध्वम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• युज्यन्ताम्: let (them) be yoked/arranged
• युज्यन्ताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √युज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आज्ञार्थ

• शकटानि: carts/wagons
• शकटानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

Purport

Nanda wanted to bring ghee and other milk products as taxes for the King.

Characters & Entities

• Nanda Gopa
• Gopas (cowherd men)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about offering gifts and preparations in Krishna’s pastimes?

This verse shows devotional practicality: the Vrajavāsīs collect milk products and gifts and prepare carts, turning ordinary logistics into service connected to Krishna’s līlā.

Why did Nanda Maharaja instruct the gopas to collect dairy products and yoke the carts?

Because he was preparing for the journey to Mathurā, arranging provisions and offerings suitable for travel and for presenting to the king.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

Plan your duties carefully and offer the results to God—organized preparation, generosity, and service-minded action become bhakti when done in remembrance of Krishna.