Shloka 3

Mucukunda’s Departure; Jarāsandha’s Pursuit; Prelude to Rukmiṇī’s Abduction

Rukmiṇī’s Message Begins

Devanagari script

तप:श्रद्धायुतो धीरो नि:सङ्गो मुक्तसंशय: । समाधाय मन: कृष्णे प्राविशद् गन्धमादनम् ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

tapaḥ-śraddhā-yuto dhīro niḥsaṅgo mukta-saṁśayaḥ samādhāya manaḥ kṛṣṇe prāviśad gandhamādanam

Translation

The sober king, endowed with austerity and faith, free from attachment and doubt, fixed his mind on Lord Kṛṣṇa and entered Gandhamādana Mountain.

Synonyms

• तपः-श्रद्धा-युतः: endowed with austerity and faith
• तपः-श्रद्धा-युतः: विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त, युज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तपः-श्रद्धया युतः = endowed with austerity and faith)

• धीरो: steadfast, resolute
• धीरो: विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• निःसङ्गः: detached, without attachment
• निःसङ्गः: विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःसङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मुक्त-संशयः: free from doubt
• मुक्त-संशयः: विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (कृदन्त, मुच् धातु) + संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (संशयात् मुक्तः = freed from doubt)

• समाधाय: having fixed/collected (his mind)
• समाधाय: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); धातुः—समाधा (सम्+आ+धा)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कृष्णे: in/onto Krishna
• कृष्णे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• प्राविशत्: entered
• प्राविशत्: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• गन्धमादनम्: Gandhamādana (mountain/forest)
• गन्धमादनम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (पर्वतनाम)

Purport

The name Gandhamādana indicates a place of delightful fragrances. Undoubtedly Gandhamādana was filled with the aroma of wild flowers and forest honey, and with other natural scents.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about fixing the mind on Krishna (samadhi)?

This verse describes one who becomes steady through austerity and faith, free from doubt and attachment, and then concentrates the mind on Kṛṣṇa—showing that bhakti-focused absorption is the essential inner practice.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 10.52.3, and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this narration to King Parīkṣit while describing events surrounding Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes in the Rukmiṇī-haraṇa chapter (Canto 10, Chapter 52).

How can I apply niḥsaṅga (detachment) and śraddhā (faith) in modern life?

Reduce distracting associations, cultivate steady daily spiritual practice, and consciously place the mind on Kṛṣṇa through remembrance, prayer, and hearing—so doubts lessen and inner focus strengthens.