Shloka 36

Kṛṣṇa Visits Trivakrā; Akrūra’s Praise and the Hastināpura Mission

Devanagari script

इत्यक्रूरं समादिश्य भगवान् हरिरीश्वर: । सङ्कर्षणोद्धवाभ्यां वै तत: स्वभवनं ययौ ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

ity akrūraṁ samādiśya bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ saṅkarṣaṇoddhavābhyāṁ vai tataḥ sva-bhavanaṁ yayau

Translation

Thus instructing Akrūra, the Supreme Lord Bhagavān Hari then returned to His own residence, accompanied by Śrī Saṅkarṣaṇa and Uddhava.

Synonyms

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अक्रूरम्: Akrura
• अक्रूरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (object of addressing/commanding)

• समादिश्य: having instructed
• समादिश्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having instructed/ordered’

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to भगवान्

• ईश्वरः: the Lord/master
• ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणार्थे/सम्बोधन-भावे (in apposition)

• सङ्कर्षण-उद्धवाभ्याम्: with Sankarshana and Uddhava
• सङ्कर्षण-उद्धवाभ्याम्: Sahakāraka (सह/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्कर्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; तृतीया (Instrumental/सह), द्विवचन (dual)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Apādāna/Kāla (अपादान/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-प्रभवम् अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘then/from there’)

• स्व-भवनम्: his own residence
• स्व-भवनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (possessive determinative: ‘one’s own house’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Purport

Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Forty-eighth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees.”

Characters & Entities

• Akrūra
• Hari (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma)
• Uddhava

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna instructing His devotees?

This verse shows that Lord Hari personally gives clear direction to His devotee Akrūra and then proceeds with His associates—highlighting the Lord’s active guidance in devotional life.

Why did Krishna speak to Akrura in Canto 10 Chapter 48?

In this section, Kṛṣṇa gives Akrūra specific instructions connected to the unfolding Mathurā affairs, using him as a trusted devotee and messenger within His līlā.

Practical application of receiving guidance from God in modern life?

Like Akrūra, a devotee should accept divine guidance through śāstra and genuine sādhus, then act faithfully—seeing service as the next step after receiving instruction.