Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त: प्रस्थितो दूतो यथावदवदन्नृपान् । तेऽपि सन्दर्शनं शौरे: प्रत्यैक्षन् यन्मुमुक्षव: ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ prasthito dūto yathā-vad avadan nṛpān te ’pi sandarśanaṁ śaureḥ pratyaikṣan yan mumukṣavaḥ

Translation

Thus addressed, the messenger departed and accurately conveyed the Lord’s message to the kings. They too, longing for liberation, waited with eager hope for their audience with Śaurī, Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Synonyms

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक

• उक्तः: having been told
• उक्तः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् (धातु))
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — having been told/addressed

• प्रस्थितः: departed
• प्रस्थितः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रस्थित (कृदन्त; प्र-√स्था (धातु))
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/कर्तरि कृदन्त (PPP used in active sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — departed

• दूतः: the messenger
• दूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यथा-वत्: properly
• यथा-वत्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय — properly/according to rule

• अवदत्: told/spoke
• अवदत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नृपान्: to the kings
• नृपान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘they’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• सन्दर्शनम्: the sight/meeting
• सन्दर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शौरेः: of Śauri (Krishna)
• शौरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — (कृष्णस्य)

• प्रत्यैक्षन्: looked for/expected
• प्रत्यैक्षन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद — they looked for/expected

• यत्: since/because
• यत्: Hetu-dyotaka (हेतुद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (relative particle) — ‘because/that which’ (connecting clause)

• मुमुक्षवः: those desiring liberation
• मुमुक्षवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुमुक्षु (प्रातिपदिक; desiderative adjective from √मुच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — इच्छार्थक (desiderative) ‘desiring liberation’

Purport

The great Vaiṣṇava scholar Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī comments here that by force of circumstances the kings began focusing their attention on Lord Kṛṣṇa alone.

Characters & Entities

• Śauri (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• the messenger (dūtaḥ)
• the kings (nṛpāḥ)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about desiring Krishna’s darśana (seeing the Lord)?

This verse shows that even kings who sought liberation yearned for Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s darśana, implying that direct connection with the Lord is central to true spiritual fulfillment.

Why were the kings eager to see Śauri (Krishna) in Canto 10 Chapter 71?

After receiving the message delivered by the messenger, they anticipated meeting Kṛṣṇa—whose presence grants purification and liberation—so they awaited His audience with deep spiritual intent.

Practical application: how can a modern seeker cultivate “darśana-bhāva” (longing to see the Lord)?

By regularly hearing and chanting Kṛṣṇa’s names and pastimes, seeking holy association, and approaching worship as a personal meeting with the Lord rather than a ritual routine.