Shloka 50

Kṛṣṇa Enters Mathurā: City Splendor, Devotees’ Reception, and the Washerman’s Fate

Devanagari script

ताभि: स्वलङ्कृतौ प्रीतौ कृष्णरामौ सहानुगौ । प्रणताय प्रपन्नाय ददतुर्वरदौ वरान् ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

tābhiḥ sv-alaṅkṛtau prītau kṛṣṇa-rāmau sahānugau praṇatāya prapannāya dadatur vara-dau varān

Translation

Adorned with those garlands, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, along with Their companions, were delighted. Then the two Lords, bestowers of boons, granted the bowing, surrendered Sudāmā whatever blessings he desired.

Synonyms

• tābhiḥ: with those
• tābhiḥ: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; pronoun referring to garlands/flowers etc.

• sva-alaṅkṛtau: adorned
• sva-alaṅkṛtau: Visheshana (विशेषण of kṛṣṇa-rāmau)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक) + alaṅkṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual; karmadhāraya: svayam alaṅkṛtau / well-adorned

• prītau: pleased
• prītau: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual

• kṛṣṇa-rāmau: Krishna and Rama
• kṛṣṇa-rāmau: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual; dvandva (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व): kṛṣṇaś ca rāmaś ca

• saha-anugau: with their attendants
• saha-anugau: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + anuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual; avyayībhāva: saha anugaiḥ (together with attendants) → sahānuga (having attendants with them)

• praṇatāya: to the bowed one
• praṇatāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pra-√nam (नम्) (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past Passive Participle used as noun (क्त), Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• prapannāya: to the surrendered one
• prapannāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pra-√pad (पद्) (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; apposition to praṇatāya

• dadatuḥ: gave
• dadatuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा) (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual; parasmaipada

• vara-dau: givers of boons
• vara-dau: Visheshana (विशेषण of kṛṣṇa-rāmau)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + da (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual; tatpuruṣa: varān dadāti iti (giver of boons)

• varān: boons
• varān: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Śrī Balarāma

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.41.50 say about surrender to Krishna?

It teaches that when a person bows down and fully takes shelter (praṇata, prapanna), Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma—naturally compassionate and boon-giving—respond by granting blessings.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 10.41.50 and in what context?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, pleased and adorned, granted boons to a surrendered person who offered obeisance, highlighting the Lord’s readiness to reward humility and devotion.

How can I apply the teaching of 'praṇata' and 'prapanna' in modern life?

Cultivate humility (respectful bowing in heart and action) and sincere dependence on God (taking shelter through prayer, mantra, and dharmic living); this verse frames divine grace as a response to genuine surrender.