Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

ततो द‍ृषद्वतीं तीर्त्वा मुकुन्दोऽथ सरस्वतीम् । पञ्चालानथ मत्स्यांश्च शक्रप्रस्थमथागमत् ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

tato dṛṣadvatīṁ tīrtvā mukundo ’tha sarasvatīm pañcālān atha matsyāṁś ca śakra-prastham athāgamat

Translation

Then Mukunda crossed the rivers Dṛṣadvatī and Sarasvatī, passed through Pañcāla and Matsya, and at last arrived in Indraprastha.

Synonyms

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Deśa/Kāla-adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) ‘then/from there’

• dṛṣadvatīm: the Dṛṣadvatī (river)
• dṛṣadvatīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣadvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tīrtvā: having crossed
• tīrtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tṝ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having crossed’

• mukundaḥ: Mukunda (Krishna)
• mukundaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukunda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• atha: then; and
• atha: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle/conjunction (निपात)

• sarasvatīm: the Sarasvatī (river)
• sarasvatīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pañcālān: the Pañcālas (country/people)
• pañcālān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• atha: then; and
• atha: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle/conjunction (निपात)

• matsyān: the Matsyas (country/people)
• matsyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: matsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• śakra-prastham: Śakraprastha (Indraprastha)
• śakra-prastham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra + prastha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘Śakrasya prastham’

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात)

• agamat: went; arrived
• agamat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (Aorist/लुङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Characters & Entities

• Mukunda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

Why did Krishna go to Śakraprastha (Indraprastha) in Srimad Bhagavatam?

In this narrative section, Kṛṣṇa is traveling to Śakraprastha (Indraprastha) in connection with the Pāṇḍavas—especially Yudhiṣṭhira’s royal sacrifice (Rājasūya) and related affairs of dharma and kingship.

What is the meaning of Mukunda in the Bhagavatam verse?

Mukunda is a name of Śrī Kṛṣṇa meaning “the giver of mukti (liberation),” emphasizing that even His ordinary travels and actions are spiritually potent for devotees who remember Him.

How can devotees apply this shloka in modern life?

This verse encourages mindful remembrance of Kṛṣṇa in daily movement and travel—seeing one’s journey as an opportunity for sādhana by hearing, chanting, and keeping devotional purpose at the center.