Shloka 5

Kṛṣṇa Arrives at Kuṇḍina and Abducts Rukmiṇī

Rukmiṇī-haraṇa Prelude

Devanagari script

स चाश्वै: शैब्यसुग्रीवमेघपुष्पबलाहकै: । युक्तं रथमुपानीय तस्थौ प्राञ्जलिरग्रत: ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

sa cāśvaiḥ śaibya-sugrīva- meghapuṣpa-balāhakaiḥ yuktaṁ ratham upānīya tasthau prāñjalir agrataḥ

Translation

Dāruka brought the Lord’s chariot, yoked with the horses named Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa, and Balāhaka. Then, with palms joined, he stood before Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Synonyms

• सः: he (Dāruka)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• अश्वैः: with horses
• अश्वैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• शैब्य-सुग्रीव-मेघपुष्प-बलाहकैः: with (the horses) Śaibya, Sugrīva, Meghapuṣpa, and Balāhaka
• शैब्य-सुग्रीव-मेघपुष्प-बलाहकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैब्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक) + मेघपुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + बलाहक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; अश्व-नाम-समाहार (names of horses)

• युक्तम्: yoked/ready
• युक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘yoked/ready’ (रथं विशेषयति)

• रथम्: the chariot
• रथम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उप-आनीय: having brought (it) near
• उप-आनीय: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having brought near’

• तस्थौ: stood
• तस्थौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्राञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• प्राञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘hands folded’

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī quotes the following text of the Padma Purāṇa describing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s chariot horses:

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Śaibya
• Sugrīva
• Meghapuṣpa
• Balāhaka

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about serving Krishna through practical actions?

This verse highlights seva in action—bringing Kṛṣṇa’s chariot and standing with folded hands—showing that devotion is expressed through attentive, humble service.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 10.53.5?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while describing the events leading to Rukmiṇī’s marriage with Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Practical application of the ‘folded hands’ (prāñjali) mood in modern life?

Cultivate respect and readiness to serve—approach duties, teachers, elders, and devotional practices with humility, attentiveness, and a cooperative spirit.