Shloka 9

Trivakrā’s Transformation and the Breaking of Kaṁsa’s Bow

Mathurā-līlā Prelude

Devanagari script

ततो रूपगुणौदार्यसम्पन्ना प्राह केशवम् । उत्तरीयान्तमाकृष्य स्मयन्ती जातहृच्छया ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

tato rūpa-guṇaudārya- sampannā prāha keśavam uttarīyāntam akṛṣya smayantī jāta-hṛc-chayā

Translation

Now endowed with beauty, character and generosity, Trivakrā began to feel lusty desires for Lord Keśava. Taking hold of the end of His upper cloth, she smiled and addressed Him.

Synonyms

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); then/thereupon

• रूप-गुण-औदार्य-सम्पन्ना: endowed with beauty, virtues, and nobility
• रूप-गुण-औदार्य-सम्पन्ना: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + औदार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्पन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः—‘endowed with beauty, qualities, and generosity/nobility’

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: क्रिया (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; said/spoke

• केशवम्: to Keshava
• केशवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्तरीय-अन्तम्: the edge of (his) upper cloth
• उत्तरीय-अन्तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरीय (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘the end of the upper garment’

• आकृष्य: having pulled
• आकृष्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√कृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; having pulled

• स्मयन्ती: smiling
• स्मयन्ती: क्रियाविशेषण (Concomitant action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मय (प्रातिपदिक from √स्मि/√स्मय्)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; smiling

• जात-हृत्-शया: with desire arisen in her heart
• जात-हृत्-शया: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + हृत्/हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + शय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘in whom heart-desire has arisen’

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Keśava)
• Kubjā (Trivakrā)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.42.9 describe about Kubjā’s behavior toward Krishna?

It describes Kubjā, charmed and inwardly stirred, smiling as she pulls Śrī Kṛṣṇa toward her by the edge of His upper garment and speaks to Him.

Why did Kubjā pull Krishna by His garment in the Kubjā episode?

Because desire arose in her heart upon seeing His beauty and qualities; the verse portrays her affectionate, attraction-driven gesture as she tries to draw Him closer.

What is a practical spiritual takeaway from Bhagavatam 10.42.9?

Human attraction can arise naturally, but in the presence of the Lord it can be purified—redirecting the heart from mere desire toward reverence, surrender, and devotional remembrance.