Shloka 35

Devanagari script

भूयात् पतिरयं मह्यं धाता तदनुमोदताम् । इति सर्वा: पृथक् कृष्णे भावेन हृदयं दधु: ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

bhūyāt patir ayaṁ mahyaṁ dhātā tad anumodatām iti sarvāḥ pṛthak kṛṣṇe bhāvena hṛdayaṁ dadhuḥ

Translation

Thinking, “May providence approve that this man become my husband,” each princess, in her own heart, fixed her loving contemplation upon Kṛṣṇa.

Synonyms

• भूयात्: may (he) be
• भूयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पतिः: husband
• पतिः: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/निर्देशक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मह्यम्: for me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• धाता: the Creator (Providence)
• धाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधाता/ब्रह्मा (creator)

• तत्: that (wish/choice)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनुमोदताम्: let (him) approve
• अनुमोदताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person imperative), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; अर्थः—‘let him approve’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिवाचक-अव्यय

• सर्वाः: all (of them)
• सर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पृथक्: separately, individually
• पृथक्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• कृष्णे: in/for Krishna (in their regard to Krishna)
• कृष्णे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/आश्रय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भावेन: with feeling, with intent
• भावेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हृदयम्: heart, mind
• हृदयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दधुः: placed, fixed
• दधुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Dhātā (the Creator/Brahmā)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about choosing Krishna with heartfelt devotion?

This verse shows that each princess inwardly fixed her heart on Kṛṣṇa as her husband, praying that Providence would sanction it—highlighting bhakti as an inner, deliberate surrender.

Why did the princesses pray for the Creator’s approval to marry Krishna?

Although their hearts chose Kṛṣṇa, they acknowledged divine arrangement (dhātā) and social-dharmic sanction, expressing humility and dependence on God’s will within the narrative of their rescue and marriage.

Practical application of fixing the heart on Krishna in modern life?

Make devotion intentional: choose Kṛṣṇa inwardly through prayer and remembrance, and accept outcomes as guided by higher providence while acting responsibly in one’s duties.