Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

श्रीराजोवाच कोऽन्यस्तेऽभ्यधिको नाथ कन्यावर इहेप्सित: । गुणैकधाम्नो यस्याङ्गे श्रीर्वसत्यनपायिनी ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-rājovāca ko ’nyas te ’bhyadhiko nātha kanyā-vara ihepsitaḥ guṇaika-dhāmno yasyāṅge śrīr vasaty anapāyinī

Translation

The King said: My Lord, who could be a better husband for my daughter than You, the sole abode of all transcendental virtues? Upon Your very body dwells the goddess of fortune, Śrī Lakṣmī, never departing from You.

Synonyms

• śrī-rājā: the king
• śrī-rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kaḥ: who
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• anyaḥ: other
• anyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular (एकवचन)

• abhyadhikaḥ: superior
• abhyadhikaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhyadhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• nātha: O lord
• nātha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• kanyā-varaḥ: bridegroom (chooser of the maiden)
• kanyā-varaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā-vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• ipsitaḥ: desired
• ipsitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ipsita (कृदन्त; √āp/√īps धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; agrees with kanyā-varaḥ

• guṇa-eka-dhāmnaḥ: of the one abode of virtues
• guṇa-eka-dhāmnaḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa-eka-dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter stem dhāman; Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); ‘of the sole abode of virtues’

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• aṅge: in (his) body/limbs
• aṅge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• śrīḥ: Lakṣmī / fortune
• śrīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• vasati: dwells
• vasati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• anapāyinī: never departing
• anapāyinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-apāyinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; agrees with śrīḥ

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣmaka
• Kṛṣṇa
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna being the supreme and most desirable refuge?

This verse states that no one is superior to Kṛṣṇa; He is the sole abode of all virtues, and even Lakṣmī eternally resides on His person—showing His unsurpassed supremacy and auspiciousness.

Why did King Bhishmaka say this to Krishna?

In the context of arranging Rukmiṇī’s marriage, Bhīṣmaka acknowledges Kṛṣṇa as the most fitting bridegroom, praising His incomparable qualities and divine fortune.

Practical application: How can this teaching guide modern decision-making?

It encourages choosing the highest ideal—virtue and divine shelter—over lesser attractions, and measuring life choices by character, goodness, and spiritual alignment.