Shloka 24

Kṛṣṇa Slays Kuvalayāpīḍa and Enters Kaṁsa’s Wrestling Arena

Devanagari script

एष वै किल देवक्यां जातो नीतश्च गोकुलम् । कालमेतं वसन् गूढो ववृधे नन्दवेश्मनि ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

eṣa vai kila devakyāṁ jāto nītaś ca gokulam kālam etaṁ vasan gūḍho vavṛdhe nanda-veśmani

Translation

This Śrī Kṛṣṇa was born of Devakī and brought to Gokula; hidden all this time, He has grown up in Nanda’s home.

Synonyms

• eṣaḥ: this (person)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/emphatic (निपात)

• kila: it is said / indeed
• kila: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), reportative/indeed

• devakyām: in Devakī
• devakyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• jātaḥ: born
• jātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + jāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत्), Masculine, Nominative Singular; from √jan (जन्) ‘to be born’

• nītaḥ: taken (away)
• nītaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु) + nīta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative Singular; from √nī (नी) ‘to lead/take’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• gokulam: to Gokula
• gokulam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gokula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• kālam: time
• kālam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• etam: this
• etam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma-adjective (सर्वनाम-विशेषण), Masculine, Accusative Singular; qualifying kālam

• vasan: dwelling
• vasan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु) + vasan (कृदन्त)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative Singular; from √vas (वस्) ‘to dwell’

• gūḍhaḥ: hidden
• gūḍhaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gūḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; predicate adjective

• vavṛdhe: grew up
• vavṛdhe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛdh (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); from √vṛdh (वृध्) ‘to grow’

• nanda-veśmani: in Nanda’s house
• nanda-veśmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nanda (प्रातिपदिक) + veśman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘Nanda’s house’; Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

Characters & Entities

• Devakī
• Kṛṣṇa
• Nanda
• Gokula

FAQs

Why was Krishna taken from Devaki to Gokula according to Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse states that Krishna, though born to Devakī, was taken to Gokula and kept concealed, indicating the divine arrangement to protect Him from Kaṁsa and to manifest His Vraja-līlā in Nanda’s home.

Who is speaking about Krishna growing up in Nanda’s house in Bhagavatam 10.43?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating that Krishna was born from Devakī but grew up secretly in the house of Nanda at Gokula.

What is the practical lesson of Krishna living 'gūḍha' (concealed) for devotees today?

The verse highlights that divine purposes may unfold quietly and protected from hostile forces; devotees can practice steady faith and patience, trusting that dharma and God’s plan mature in the right time.