Shloka 30

The Deliverance of King Nṛga and the Warning Against Taking Brāhmaṇa Property

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा तं परिक्रम्य पादौ स्पृष्ट्वा स्वमौलिना । अनुज्ञातो विमानाग्र्‍यमारुहत् पश्यतां नृणाम् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

ity uktvā taṁ parikramya pādau spṛṣṭvā sva-maulinā anujñāto vimānāgryam āruhat paśyatāṁ nṛṇām

Translation

Having spoken thus, Mahārāja Nṛga circumambulated Lord Kṛṣṇa and touched his crown to the Lord’s feet. Granted permission to depart, as all looked on, he then boarded a splendid celestial airplane.

Synonyms

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (वाक्यचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle: ‘thus’)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having said’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• परिक्रम्य: having circumambulated
• परिक्रम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-लोपयुक्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having circumambulated’

• पादौ: (his) two feet
• पादौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन

• स्पृष्ट्वा: having touched
• स्पृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having touched’

• स्व-मौलिना: with his own head
• स्व-मौलिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + मौलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य मौलिः)

• अनुज्ञातः: having been granted permission
• अनुज्ञातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘having been permitted’

• विमान-अग्र्यम्: the excellent aerial chariot
• विमान-अग्र्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान + अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अग्र्यं विमानम्)

• आरुहत्: he mounted
• आरुहत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√रुह् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पश्यताम्: of (those) watching
• पश्यताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘of those who were watching’

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about circumambulating and bowing to Krishna?

This verse shows the devotee’s proper reverence—circumambulating the Lord and touching His feet with one’s head—highlighting humility and devotion as central practices of bhakti.

Why does the person in this verse touch Krishna’s feet with the crown of his head?

Touching the Lord’s feet with the head signifies complete surrender and honor, acknowledging Kṛṣṇa as the supreme shelter and accepting His authority and grace.

How can this shloka be applied in modern spiritual life?

Cultivate humility: offer respect to God and to devotees, seek permission/blessings before major actions, and remember that spiritual progress grows through reverence rather than pride.