Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 34

Kṛṣṇa Visits Indraprastha; Kuntī’s Remembrance; Kālindī and Further Marriages

Devanagari script

तां श्रुत्वा वृषजिल्ल‍भ्यां भगवान् सात्वतां पति: । जगाम कौशल्यपुरं सैन्येन महता वृत: ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

tāṁ śrutvā vṛṣa-jil-labhyāṁ bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ jagāma kauśalya-puraṁ sainyena mahatā vṛtaḥ

Translation

Hearing of the princess to be won only by the conqueror of the bulls, Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Lord of the Vaiṣṇavas, went to Kauśalya’s capital surrounded by a great army.

Synonyms

• ताम्: that (news/that matter)
• ताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• वृषजित्-लभ्याम्: obtainable by defeating Vṛṣajit
• वृषजित्-लभ्याम्: विशेषण (Adjectival to implied ‘कन्याम्/ताम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृषजित् (प्रातिपदिक) + लभ्य (कृदन्त; √लभ् धातु, यत्/ण्यत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘वृषजिता लभ्या’ = obtainable by defeating Vṛṣajit (i.e., by the bull-contest)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सात्वताम्: of the Sātvatas (Yādavas)
• सात्वताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: समानााधिकरण (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कौशल्य-पुरम्: to the city of Kauśalya (Kosala)
• कौशल्य-पुरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कौशल्यस्य पुरम्)

• सैन्येन: with an army
• सैन्येन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• महता: great/large
• महता: विशेषण (Adjectival to instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘सैन्येन’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वृतः: surrounded/attended
• वृतः: विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत (कृदन्त; √वृ धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Vṛṣajit
• Vṛṣajit’s daughter (Bhadrā)

FAQs

Who is Vṛṣajit’s daughter mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.58.34?

She is Bhadrā, the daughter of King Vṛṣajit; this verse states that Kṛṣṇa heard her message/news and then went to Kauśalyā-pura.

Why did Krishna go to Kauśalyā-pura with a large army in Bhagavatam 10.58?

The verse indicates He traveled surrounded by a mighty force, reflecting royal protocol and protection during significant matrimonial and political movements within the Yadu sphere.

What is the practical takeaway from calling Krishna ‘sātvātāṁ patiḥ’?

It emphasizes Kṛṣṇa as the guardian of devotees—encouraging modern practitioners to seek shelter in bhakti, trusting divine protection while acting responsibly in worldly duties.