Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

एवं विश्राव्य भगवान् मुकुन्दो द्वारकौकस: । पावन: सर्वलोकानां विवेश निजमन्दिरम् ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ viśrāvya bhagavān mukundo dvārakaukasaḥ pāvanaḥ sarva-lokānāṁ viveśa nija-mandiram

Translation

Thus instructing the residents of Dvārakā, Lord Mukunda, purifier of all worlds, entered His own palace.

Synonyms

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: 'thus')

• viśrāvya: having proclaimed
• viśrāvya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having caused to be heard/announced'

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mukundaḥ: Mukunda
• mukundaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukunda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपनाम (epithet)

• dvārakā-okasaḥ: dwelling in Dvārakā
• dvārakā-okasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvārakā + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-भाव: 'द्वारकायाम् ओकः यस्य/द्वारकानिवासी'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of Mukunda)

• pāvanaḥ: purifying
• pāvanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• sarva-lokānām: of all worlds/people
• sarva-lokānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय: 'सर्वे लोकाः'); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• viveśa: entered
• viveśa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√viś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nija-mandiram: his own palace
• nija-mandiram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija + mandira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('own palace'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Purport

Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Sixty-fourth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Deliverance of King Nṛga.”

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān Mukunda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Dvārakā-vāsīs (residents of Dvārakā)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna as the purifier of all worlds?

This verse calls Kṛṣṇa “pāvanaḥ sarva-lokānām”—the purifier of all worlds—showing that His presence and pastimes cleanse consciousness and uplift all beings.

Why did Krishna announce this to the residents of Dvārakā before entering His palace?

Śukadeva describes Kṛṣṇa publicly making the matter known to the Dvārakā-vāsīs, indicating His transparent, protective leadership and His care to reassure and guide His people before returning home.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

Regularly hear and share Kṛṣṇa-kathā in one’s community and family life; the Bhagavatam teaches that such hearing is purifying and helps keep one’s actions aligned with devotion.