Shloka 70

Devanagari script

बन्धुषु प्रतियातेषु वृष्णय: कृष्णदेवता: । वीक्ष्य प्रावृषमासन्नाद् ययुर्द्वारवतीं पुन: ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

bandhuṣu pratiyāteṣu vṛṣṇayaḥ kṛṣṇa-devatāḥ vīkṣya prāvṛṣam āsannād yayur dvāravatīṁ punaḥ

Translation

When their relatives had departed and they saw the rainy season approaching, the Vṛṣṇis—whose only Lord was Kṛṣṇa—returned once more to Dvārakā.

Synonyms

• बन्धुषु: among (their) kinsmen
• बन्धुषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

• प्रतियातेषु: (when they had) departed/returned
• प्रतियातेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-या (धातु) → प्रतियात (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले (past passive participle); विशेषणम् (qualifying बन्धुषु)

• वृष्णयः: the Vṛṣṇis
• वृष्णयः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• कृष्णदेवताः: whose deity was Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णदेवताः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण-देवता (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण + देवता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘कृष्णः देवता यस्य/येषाम्’ (having Kṛṣṇa as deity)

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु) → वीक्ष्य (कृदन्त, ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-भावे कृदन्तम्; ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund): ‘having seen’

• प्रावृषम्: the rainy season
• प्रावृषम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रावृष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आसन्नात्: because of/when (it was) near
• आसन्नात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ‘near/approaching’ (from √सद् with उपसर्ग आ-)

• ययुः: they went
• ययुः: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्वारवतीम्: to Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• द्वारवतीम्: कर्म (Karma/Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Vṛṣṇis

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Vṛṣṇis returning to Dvārakā?

It says that after their relatives departed, the Vṛṣṇis—devoted to Kṛṣṇa as their Lord—left again for Dvārakā because the rainy season was approaching.

Who is described as kṛṣṇa-devatāḥ in Bhagavatam 10.84.70?

The Vṛṣṇis are called kṛṣṇa-devatāḥ, meaning those who accept Kṛṣṇa as their worshipable Deity and central Lord.

Practical application of this verse in modern life?

Plan responsibly according to time and circumstance, while keeping devotion to the Lord as the guiding center—like the Vṛṣṇis who act thoughtfully yet remain Kṛṣṇa-focused.