Shloka 1

Garga Muni Names Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; the Butter-Thief Pastimes; Yaśodā Sees the Universe in Kṛṣṇa’s Mouth

Devanagari script

श्रीशुक उवाच गर्ग: पुरोहितो राजन् यदूनां सुमहातपा: । व्रजं जगाम नन्दस्य वसुदेवप्रचोदित: ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca gargaḥ purohito rājan yadūnāṁ sumahā-tapāḥ vrajaṁ jagāma nandasya vasudeva-pracoditaḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Garga Muni, the priest of the Yadu dynasty and a great ascetic, was inspired by Vasudeva and went to Vraja, to the home of Nanda Mahārāja.

Synonyms

• श्री-शुकः: Śrī Śuka
• श्री-शुकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘श्रीमान् शुकः’ (venerable Śuka)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गर्गः: Garga
• गर्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुरोहितः: the family priest
• पुरोहितः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; गर्गस्य विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• यदूनाम्: of the Yadus
• यदूनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• सु-महा-तपाः: very great ascetic
• सु-महा-तपाः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + तपस्/तप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘अतिमहान् तपाः (तपस्वी)’

• व्रजम्: to Vraja
• व्रजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नन्दस्य: of Nanda
• नन्दस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वसुदेव-प्रचोदितः: prompted by Vasudeva
• वसुदेव-प्रचोदितः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रचोदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, प्र-√चुद्/√चोद् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः—‘वसुदेवेन प्रचोदितः’ (prompted by Vasudeva)

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva
• Parīkṣit
• Garga Muni
• Nanda
• Vasudeva
• Yadus

FAQs

Why did Garga Muni go to Vraja in Srimad Bhagavatam?

Because Vasudeva urged him to go to Nanda’s Vraja, setting the stage for the children’s naming and related Vedic rites.

Who is speaking this verse to whom in Bhagavatam 10.8.1?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit, describing Garga Muni’s journey to Vraja.

What is the practical lesson of Bhagavatam 10.8.1 for modern life?

Seek guidance from genuinely austere, spiritually grounded teachers, and honor sacred practices that support devotion and dharma.