Shloka 15

The Freed Kings Glorify Kṛṣṇa; Instruction on Kingship, Detachment, and Remembrance

Devanagari script

तं न: समादिशोपायं येन ते चरणाब्जयो: । स्मृतिर्यथा न विरमेदपि संसरतामिह ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

taṁ naḥ samādiśopāyaṁ yena te caraṇābjayoḥ smṛtir yathā na viramed api saṁsaratām iha

Translation

Please instruct us in the means by which, though we continue to wander in this world within the cycle of birth and death, our remembrance of Your lotus feet will never cease.

Synonyms

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• naḥ: to us
• naḥ: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Plural

• samādiśa: instruct/command
• samādiśa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + diś (धातु)
• Form: Lot Lakara (Imperative), Madhyama Purusha (2nd), Singular, Parasmaipada

• upāyam: means/method
• upāyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• caraṇa-abjayoḥ: of the lotus feet
• caraṇa-abjayoḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caraṇa-abja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual. Lit: Lotus-feet

• smṛtiḥ: remembrance/memory
• smṛtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yathā: so that/how
• yathā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/Conjunction

• na: not
• na: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negative Particle

• viramet: may cease/fade
• viramet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + ram (धातु)
• Form: Vidhilin Lakara (Optative), Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular, Parasmaipada

• api: even/although
• api: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/Emphasis

• saṁsaratām: of those wandering (in samsara)
• saṁsaratām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṁsarat (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural. Present Participle (Shatri)

• iha: here (in this world)
• iha: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place

Purport

One can constantly remember the Lord only by His mercy. Such remembrance is the easy method to obtain supreme liberation, as explained in Bhagavad-gītā (8.14) :

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about constant remembrance of Krishna’s lotus feet?

This verse presents remembrance (smṛti) of Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet as the essential goal and asks for the practical means to keep that remembrance unbroken even amid worldly life and saṁsāra.

Why did the rescued kings pray to Krishna for an ‘upaya’ (means)?

Though freed physically, they recognized the deeper bondage of saṁsāra and therefore begged Kṛṣṇa to teach them the devotional method by which their mind would remain fixed on His lotus feet.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life?

Make daily choices that protect remembrance of God—regular hearing/reading of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, sincere prayer, and consistent devotional habits—so that spiritual memory doesn’t fade amid work, stress, and distractions.