Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

पृथा विलोक्य भ्रात्रेयं कृष्णं त्रिभुवनेश्वरम् । प्रीतात्मोत्थाय पर्यङ्कात् सस्‍नुषा परिषस्वजे ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

pṛthā vilokya bhrātreyaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ tri-bhuvaneśvaram prītātmotthāya paryaṅkāt sa-snuṣā pariṣasvaje

Translation

When Queen Pṛthā saw her nephew Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of the three worlds, her heart overflowed with love. Rising from her couch with her daughter-in-law, she embraced the Lord.

Synonyms

• पृथा: Pritha (Kunti)
• पृथा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• विलोक्य: having seen
• विलोक्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); अर्थ: ‘having seen’

• भ्रात्रेयम्: her brother’s son (nephew)
• भ्रात्रेयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रात्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; भ्रात्रेयम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/अपपद-सम्बन्धः

• त्रिभुवनेश्वरम्: the Lord of the three worlds
• त्रिभुवनेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + भुवन + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: ‘lord of the three worlds’); पूर्वपद ‘त्रि-भुवन’ (Dvigu-like numeral phrase)

• प्रीतात्मोत्थाय: rising with a joyful heart
• प्रीतात्मोत्थाय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रीत + आत्मन् + उत्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) from उत्-स्था/उत्था; पूर्वपद-समास: प्रीत-आत्मन् (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारयार्थ: ‘with delighted heart’); अर्थ: ‘rising with a delighted heart’

• पर्यङ्कात्: from the couch
• पर्यङ्कात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्यङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन

• सस्नुषा: together with her daughter-in-law
• सस्नुषा: Sahakaraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + स्नुषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन; ‘स-’ = सह (together with)

• परिषस्वजे: embraced
• परिषस्वजे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-स्वज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

Purport

Queen Kuntī’s daughter-in-law is the famous Draupadī.

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthā (Kuntī)
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Kunti’s devotion to Krishna?

This verse shows Kuntī recognizing Kṛṣṇa as the Lord of the three worlds and expressing her devotion through joyful, intimate affection—rising to welcome and embrace Him.

Why did Kunti embrace Krishna when He arrived?

Because Kṛṣṇa was her beloved nephew and also the Supreme Lord; overwhelmed with love and gratitude, she rose from her couch and embraced Him along with her daughters-in-law.

Practical application of bhakti from this shloka in modern life?

Welcome the Divine with heartfelt warmth—through respectful reception, remembrance, and loving service—rather than only formal or distant religiosity.