Shloka 18

Uddhava’s Counsel: The Jarāsandha Resolution and Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival at Indraprastha

Devanagari script

अथो मुनिर्यदुपतिना सभाजित: प्रणम्य तं हृदि विदधद् विहायसा । निशम्य तद्व्‍यवसितमाहृतार्हणो मुकुन्दसन्दरशननिर्वृतेन्द्रिय: ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

atho munir yadu-patinā sabhājitaḥ praṇamya taṁ hṛdi vidadhad vihāyasā niśamya tad-vyavasitam āhṛtārhaṇo mukunda-sandaraśana-nirvṛtendriyaḥ

Translation

Then Nārada Muni, honored by Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the lord of the Yadus, bowed down to Him. The sight of Mukunda fully satisfied all his senses. Having heard the Lord’s resolve and having been worshiped by Him, Nārada placed the Lord firmly within his heart and departed through the sky.

Synonyms

• अथो: then indeed
• अथो: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ + उ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘अथ’ (then) + ‘उ’ (emphatic particle)

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यदु-पतिना: by the lord of the Yadus
• यदु-पतिना: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative) ‘यदूनाम् पतिः’; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सभाजितः: honored
• सभाजितः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सभाजित (कृदन्त; √सभाज्/√भज् (धातु) caus./denom.)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — honored/received

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-√नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — having bowed

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

• हृदि: in (his) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विदधत्: placing (him)
• विदधत्: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — placing/holding

• विहायसा: through the sky/through the air
• विहायसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहायस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — ‘by the sky/through the air’ (instrumental of manner)

• निशम्य: having heard
• निशम्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि-√शम्/√शृ (धातु; ‘to hear’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — having heard/learned

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘that’

• व्यवसितम्: the resolve/decision
• व्यवसितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवसित (कृदन्त; वि-अव-√सो/√सि (धातु) / √वस्?; ‘resolved/decided’)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) used substantively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — decision/resolve

• आहृत-अर्हणः: having brought the offering/honorarium
• आहृत-अर्हणः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आहृत (कृदन्त; आ-√हृ (धातु)) + अर्हण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: ‘आहृतम् अर्हणम् यस्य’ (brought offerings); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुकुन्द-सन्दर्शन-निर्वृत-इन्द्रियः: whose senses were delighted by seeing Mukunda
• मुकुन्द-सन्दर्शन-निर्वृत-इन्द्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुकुन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्वृत (कृदन्त; निर्-√वृ (धातु)) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘मुकुन्दस्य सन्दर्शनेन निर्वृतानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Nārada Muni
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Yadupati, Mukunda)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about satisfaction through Krishna’s darshan?

This verse states that Nārada’s senses became fully pacified and satisfied simply by seeing Mukunda (Kṛṣṇa), showing that divine vision of the Lord is itself spiritually fulfilling.

Why did Nārada Muni prepare to depart after being honored by Krishna?

After receiving Kṛṣṇa’s respectful hospitality, Nārada intended to continue his travels; the verse describes him bowing, fixing the Lord in his heart, and leaving by the sky—typical of Nārada’s itinerant service.

How can I apply “placing Krishna in the heart” in modern life?

By remembering Kṛṣṇa with devotion—through japa, kīrtana, and mindful recollection—one can carry spiritual focus within the heart while moving through daily duties, as Nārada does here.