Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 33

Arjuna Marries Subhadrā; Kṛṣṇa Honors Two Devotees in Mithilā (Śrutadeva and Bahulāśva)

Devanagari script

को नु त्वच्चरणाम्भोजमेवंविद् विसृजेत् पुमान् । निष्किञ्चनानां शान्तानां मुनीनां यस्त्वमात्मद: ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

ko nu tvac-caraṇāmbhojam evaṁ-vid visṛjet pumān niṣkiñcanānāṁ śāntānāṁ munīnāṁ yas tvam ātma-daḥ

Translation

Who, knowing this truth, would ever abandon Your lotus feet? You are ready to give Your very Self to the peaceful sages who possess nothing as their own.

Synonyms

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• नु: indeed/then
• नु: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), interrogative/emphatic

• त्वत्-चरण-अम्भोजम्: your lotus feet
• त्वत्-चरण-अम्भोजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक) + चरण (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘त्वतः चरणयोः अम्भोजम्’ = your lotus-feet)

• एवं-वित्: one who knows thus
• एवं-वित्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘एवं वेत्ति’ = one who knows thus)

• विसृजेत्: would give up
• विसृजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; उपसर्गः वि-; ‘would abandon’

• पुमान्: a man
• पुमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निष्किञ्चनानाम्: of the possessionless (renunciants)
• निष्किञ्चनानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्किञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘of the renunciants/possessing nothing’

• शान्तानाम्: of the peaceful
• शान्तानाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; √शम् क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (adjective) to मुनीनाम्

• मुनीनाम्: of sages
• मुनीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष सर्वनाम, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आत्म-दः: giver of the self (bestower of realization)
• आत्म-दः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक from √दा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘आत्मानं ददाति’ = giver of the self)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Sudāmā

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.86.33 say about Krishna’s lotus feet?

It declares that anyone who truly understands Kṛṣṇa would never give up His lotus feet, because they are the supreme refuge and the source of real spiritual fulfillment.

Why does Sudama Brahmana call Krishna ‘ātma-daḥ’ (giver of the Self)?

Sudāmā acknowledges that Kṛṣṇa grants the highest gift—realization of the Self and liberation—especially to peaceful, renounced sages who have no material dependence.

How can a modern devotee apply the teaching of this shloka?

Practice steady devotion and simplify desires: keep Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet as the main shelter through prayer, chanting, and humble living, trusting that inner peace and clarity arise from that dependence.