Shloka 31

Balarāma Visits Vraja: Consoling the Gopīs and Dragging the Yamunā

Devanagari script

कामं विहृत्य सलिलादुत्तीर्णायासीताम्बरे । भूषणानि महार्हाणि ददौ कान्ति: शुभां स्रजम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

kāmaṁ vihṛtya salilād uttīrṇāyāsītāmbare bhūṣaṇāni mahārhāṇi dadau kāntiḥ śubhāṁ srajam

Translation

The Lord sported in the water to His full satisfaction, and when He came out, Goddess Kānti presented Him with blue garments, precious ornaments, and a radiant necklace.

Synonyms

• कामम्: at will
• कामम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कामम् (अव्यय; काम-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘at will/according to desire/fully’

• विहृत्य: having sported
• विहृत्य: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), ‘having sported/played’

• सलिलात्: from the water
• सलिलात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ablative singular ‘from water’

• उत्तीर्णाय: to (him) who had emerged
• उत्तीर्णाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-तॄ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; ‘to/for (him) who had come out’

• आसीत-अम्बरे: in blue clothing
• आसीत-अम्बरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसीत (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘आसीतं अम्बरम्’ = ‘in blue garment’

• भूषणानि: ornaments
• भूषणानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; accusative plural

• महार्हाणि: very valuable
• महार्हाणि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महार्ह (प्रातिपदिक; महा + अर्ह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; qualifying भूषणानि; ‘very precious’

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्ष-भूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘gave’

• कान्तिः: beauty/splendor (personified)
• कान्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; nominative singular (subject)

• शुभाम्: auspicious, beautiful
• शुभाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; qualifying स्रजम्

• स्रजम्: garland
• स्रजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular

Purport

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī quotes from the Viṣṇu Purāṇa to show that the goddess Kānti mentioned here is actually Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune:

Characters & Entities

• Balarāma
• His beloved (kāntiḥ)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.65.31 describe?

It describes a divine pastime where Balarāma’s beloved, after enjoying water-sport, comes out, changes into fresh garments, and offers Him precious ornaments and an auspicious garland.

Who is speaking this verse in the Bhagavatam?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this verse while recounting Balarāma’s pastimes in the Tenth Canto.

What is the practical devotional lesson from offering ornaments and a garland?

It highlights loving seva—adorning the Lord with one’s best offerings—teaching devotees to express devotion through respectful, beautiful, and heartfelt service.