Shloka 32
Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa Receives Kṛṣṇa’s Mercy
The Gift of Flat Rice
Devanagari script
पय:फेननिभा: शय्या दान्ता रुक्मपरिच्छदा: । पर्यङ्का हेमदण्डानि चामरव्यजनानि च ॥ २९ ॥ आसनानि च हैमानि मृदूपस्तरणानि च । मुक्तादामविलम्बीनि वितानानि द्युमन्ति च ॥ ३० ॥ स्वच्छस्फटिककुड्येषु महामारकतेषु च । रत्नदीपान् भ्राजमानान् ललनारत्नसंयुता: ॥ ३१ ॥ विलोक्य ब्राह्मणस्तत्र समृद्धी: सर्वसम्पदाम् । तर्कयामास निर्व्यग्र: स्वसमृद्धिमहैतुकीम् ॥ ३२ ॥
Transliteration
payaḥ-phena-nibhāḥ śayyā dāntā rukma-paricchadāḥ paryaṅkā hema-daṇḍāni cāmara-vyajanāni ca
Translation
Seeing there the full abundance of every kind of wealth, the brāhmaṇa, untroubled, reasoned within himself: “From where has this causeless prosperity come to me? Surely it is Bhagavān’s mercy—His prasāda.”
Synonyms
payaḥmilk
payaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण-उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootpayas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg)
phenafoam
phena:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण-उपमान)
TypeNoun
Rootphena (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg)
nibhāḥresembling
nibhāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnibha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl); ‘-निभ’ = ‘like/resembling’
śayyāḥbeds
śayyāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśayyā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl)
dāntāḥ(with) ivory/teeth-like (dānta)
dāntāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdānta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl)
rukmagold
rukma:
Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
TypeNoun
Rootrukma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
paricchadāḥfurnished/adorned
paricchadāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootparicchada (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl)
paryaṅkāḥcouches
paryaṅkāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootparyaṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl)
hemagold
hema:
Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
TypeNoun
Roothema (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
daṇḍāniposts/handles
daṇḍāni:
Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootdaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (Nom/Acc pl)
cāmarayak-tail fan
cāmara:
Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
TypeNoun
Rootcāmara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
vyajanānifans
vyajanāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvyajana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (Nom/Acc pl)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
āsanāniseats
āsanāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (Nom/Acc pl)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
haimānigolden
haimāni:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roothaima (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (Nom/Acc pl)
mṛdusoft
mṛdu:
Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
TypeAdjective
Rootmṛdu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
upastaraṇānicoverlets/spreads
upastaraṇāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootupastaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (Nom/Acc pl)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
muktāpearls
muktā:
Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
TypeNoun
Rootmuktā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
dāmagarland/chain
dāma:
Samāsa-madhyapada (समास-मध्यपद)
TypeNoun
Rootdāman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
vilambīnihanging down
vilambīni:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvilambin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (Nom/Acc pl)
vitānānicanopies
vitānāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvitāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (Nom/Acc pl)
dyumantishining
dyumanti:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdyumat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचन (Nom/Acc pl)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
svacchaclear
svaccha:
Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
TypeAdjective
Rootsvaccha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
sphaṭikacrystal
sphaṭika:
Samāsa-madhyapada (समास-मध्यपद)
TypeNoun
Rootsphaṭika (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
kuḍyeṣuon/within the walls
kuḍyeṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkuḍya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी बहुवचन (Loc pl)
mahāgreat
mahā:
Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
mārakateṣuemeralds
mārakateṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmārakata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी बहुवचन (Loc pl)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
ratnajewel
ratna:
Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
TypeNoun
Rootratna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
dīpānlamps
dīpān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन (Acc pl)
bhrājamānānshining
bhrājamānān:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhrāj (धातु)
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन (Acc pl); ‘shining’
lalanāwomen
lalanā:
Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
TypeNoun
Rootlalanā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
ratnajewels
ratna:
Samāsa-madhyapada (समास-मध्यपद)
TypeNoun
Rootratna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
saṁyutāḥaccompanied/attended
saṁyutāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṁyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl)
vilokyahaving seen
vilokya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvi√lok (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)
brāhmaṇaḥthe brāhmaṇa (Sudāmā)
brāhmaṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)
samṛddhīḥprosperities
samṛddhīḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsamṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन (Acc pl)
sarvaall
sarva:
Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
sampadāmof fortunes/wealths
sampadām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootsampad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन (Gen pl)
tarkayāmāsahe reflected
tarkayāmāsa:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√tark (धातु)
Formलिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; periphrastic perfect ‘considered/reflected’
nirvyagraḥundistracted
nirvyagraḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnirvyagra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)
svaone’s own
sva:
Samāsa-pūrvapada (समास-पूर्वपद)
TypeAdjective
Rootsva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)
samṛddhimprosperity
samṛddhim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsamṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc sg)
ahetukīmcauseless (unmotivated)
ahetukīm:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootahetukī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Acc sg)
Characters & Entities
S
Sudāmā BrāhmaṇaŚ
Śrī KṛṣṇaFAQs
This verse describes Kṛṣṇa’s palace opulence—gold furnishings, pearl-hung canopies, crystal and emerald walls, and jewel-lamps—showing His divine sovereignty even while He remains affectionate to His devotees.
Sudāmā understood that whatever benefit he had received was not due to his possessions or status, but due to Kṛṣṇa’s ahaitukī-kṛpā (causeless mercy) toward a sincere devotee.
Serve and remember God without bargaining for results; cultivate gratitude and humility, recognizing that the most meaningful blessings often come through grace rather than calculation.