Shloka 35

Kṛṣṇa Slays Kuvalayāpīḍa and Enters Kaṁsa’s Wrestling Arena

Devanagari script

तस्माद् राज्ञ: प्रियं यूयं वयं च करवाम हे । भूतानि न: प्रसीदन्ति सर्वभूतमयो नृप: ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

tasmād rājñaḥ priyaṁ yūyaṁ vayaṁ ca karavāma he bhūtāni naḥ prasīdanti sarva-bhūta-mayo nṛpaḥ

Translation

Therefore let us do what the King desires. Then all beings will be pleased with us, for the King embodies all living creatures.

Synonyms

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक तद्)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/तस्मात् = therefore; ablatival adverb)

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• प्रियम्: what is pleasing
• प्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun); प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• करवाम: let us two do / we two shall do
• करवाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष (1st), द्विवचन

• हे: O!
• हे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हे (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधनाव्यय (vocative particle)

• भूतानि: beings
• भूतानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• नः: to us / our
• नः: Sampradāna/Anubandha (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) बहुवचन (enclitic); ‘our/to us’ संदर्भे

• प्रसीदन्ति: become pleased
• प्रसीदन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-सद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• सर्वभूतमयः: consisting of all beings
• सर्वभूतमयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां भूतानां मयः = consisting of all beings); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Balarāma
• Kaṁsa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the king representing all living beings?

This verse states that the king is “sarva-bhūta-mayaḥ”—a representative embodiment of all subjects—so when he is pleased, the people and other beings are naturally pacified in relation to his rule.

Why did Kaṁsa’s wrestlers say this to Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma?

In the Mathurā arena they urged Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to act in a way that would satisfy King Kaṁsa, implying that compliance with the king’s desire would keep the wider situation favorable.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

It highlights the principle that leadership affects collective wellbeing: when leaders act responsibly and are properly satisfied through ethical governance, harmony spreads; when leadership is misused, society becomes disturbed.