Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

स उत्तम:श्लोककराभिमृष्टो विहाय सद्य: कृकलासरूपम् । सन्तप्तचामीकरचारुवर्ण: स्वर्ग्यद्भ‍ुतालङ्करणाम्बरस्रक् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

sa uttamaḥ-śloka-karābhimṛṣṭo vihāya sadyaḥ kṛkalāsa-rūpam santapta-cāmīkara-cāru-varṇaḥ svargy adbhutālaṅkaraṇāmbara-srak

Translation

Touched by the hand of Uttamaḥ-śloka, the being at once cast off its lizard form and assumed the radiant form of a heavenly resident. His complexion shone like molten gold, and he was adorned with wondrous ornaments, garments, and garlands.

Synonyms

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine nominative singular (पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन)

• uttamaḥ-śloka-karābhimṛṣṭaḥ: touched by the hand of Uttamaśloka (the Lord)
• uttamaḥ-śloka-karābhimṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama-śloka (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक) + abhimṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; from abhi+√mṛś)
• Form: Multi-member Tatpuruṣa: ‘touched by the hand of Uttamaśloka’; past passive participle (क्त) as final member; masculine nominative singular (पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन) qualifying saḥ

• vihāya: having abandoned
• vihāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + hā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्) from √hā with vi-; indeclinable

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• kṛkalāsa-rūpam: the lizard form
• kṛkalāsa-rūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛkalāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘lizard-form’; neuter accusative singular (नपुंसकलिङ्ग द्वितीया एकवचन) object of vihāya

• santapta-cāmīkara-cāru-varṇaḥ: of lovely hue like heated gold
• santapta-cāmīkara-cāru-varṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: santapta (प्रातिपदिक; from sam+√tap) + cāmīkara (प्रातिपदिक) + cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya chain describing varṇa: ‘having a beautiful color like heated gold’; masculine nominative singular (पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन) qualifying saḥ

• svargyaḥ: heavenly
• svargyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svargya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine nominative singular (पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन)

• adbhuta-alaṅkaraṇa-ambara-srak: (with) wondrous ornaments, garments, and garlands
• adbhuta-alaṅkaraṇa-ambara-srak: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक) + alaṅkaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ambara (प्रातिपदिक) + srak (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāhāra-dvandva/collective listing: ‘wondrous ornaments, garments, and garlands’; masculine nominative singular (पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन) as a bahu-samāsa used predicatively/appositionally to saḥ

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• King Nṛga

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about being liberated by Krishna’s touch?

This verse shows that contact with Śrī Kṛṣṇa—here, His hand—can instantly remove a degraded condition and restore one to a purified, auspicious state, illustrating the Lord’s supreme grace.

Why did King Nṛga regain a divine form in Canto 10 Chapter 64?

Because the Lord personally touched him, and by that divine intervention King Nṛga immediately abandoned his cursed lizard body and regained a heavenly, radiant form.

Practical application of Krishna’s mercy and karma teachings in modern life?

The verse encourages sincere surrender and devotion: even when consequences of past actions are severe, turning to the Lord with humility invites transformation and hope.