Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

कृष्णसन्दर्शनाह्लादध्वस्तसंरोधनक्लमा: । प्रशशंसुर्हृषीकेशं गीर्भि: प्राञ्जलयो नृपा: ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

kṛṣṇa-sandarśanāhlāda dhvasta-saṁrodhana-klamāḥ praśaśaṁsur hṛṣīkeśaṁ gīrbhiḥ prāñjalayo nṛpāḥ

Translation

The ecstasy of beholding Lord Kṛṣṇa dispelled the weariness of their imprisonment. With palms joined, the kings praised Hṛṣīkeśa, the supreme master of the senses, with heartfelt words.

Synonyms

• राजानः: the kings
• राजानः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• ते: to you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देव-देवेश: O Lord of the gods
• देव-देवेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवेशः)

• प्रपन्न-आर्ति-हर: O remover of the distress of the surrendered
• प्रपन्न-आर्ति-हर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपन्न + आर्ति + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्रपन्नानाम् आर्तिं हरति इति)

• अव्यय: O imperishable one
• अव्यय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रपन्नान्: those who have surrendered
• प्रपन्नान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र- पद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘प्रपन्न’; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), बहुवचन

• पाहि: protect
• पाहि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• नः: us
• नः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Gen/Dat), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृष्ण: O Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• निर्विण्णान्: weary, disheartened
• निर्विण्णान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विण्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), बहुवचन

• घोर-संसृतेः: from dreadful worldly existence
• घोर-संसृतेः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोर + संसृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (घोरा संसृतिः)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Hṛṣīkeśa
• Imprisoned kings (nṛpāḥ)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the power of Krishna darshan?

This verse says that merely seeing Krishna filled the imprisoned kings with joy and instantly removed the exhaustion and suffering caused by their confinement, moving them to praise Him with devotion.

Why did the kings praise Hrishikesha with folded hands?

Having been relieved from the misery of restraint upon seeing Krishna, the kings responded in gratitude and surrender—offering respectful words with joined palms to Hrishikesha, the Lord who controls and purifies the senses.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

Seek regular “darshan” through sincere remembrance, kirtan, and scripture study; even brief contact with Krishna-centered devotion can dissolve mental fatigue and restore gratitude and clarity.