Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

योऽवतीर्य यदोर्वंशे नृणां संसरतामिह । यशो वितेने तच्छान्त्यै त्रैलोक्यवृजिनापहम् ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

yo ’vatīrya yador vaṁśe nṛṇāṁ saṁsaratām iha yaśo vitene tac-chāntyai trai-lokya-vṛjināpaham

Translation

Descending in the Yadu dynasty, You spread Your glories to deliver those caught in saṁsāra; those glories remove the sins of the three worlds.

Synonyms

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

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• अवतीर्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund), उपसर्गः अव-; ‘having descended’

• यदोः: of Yadu
• यदोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वंशे: in the dynasty
• वंशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• संसरताम्: of those transmigrating
• संसरताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√सृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘of those wandering in saṁsāra’

• इह: here
• इह: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• यशः: glory
• यशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वितेने: spread
• वितेने: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√तन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘spread/extended’

• तत्-शान्त्यै: for (their) peace/pacification
• तत्-शान्त्यै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक) + शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘तस्य शान्त्यै’ = for their pacification)

• त्रै-लोक्य-वृजिन-अपहम्: remover of the evil of the three worlds
• त्रै-लोक्य-वृजिन-अपहम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + वृजिन (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक from अप-√हृ/√हन् sense ‘remove’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘त्रैलोक्यस्य वृजिनम् अपहन्ति/अपहरति’ = remover of the sin of the three worlds)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Yadu (Yadava dynasty)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about how Krishna’s glories remove suffering?

This verse says Kṛṣṇa’s fame (yaśaḥ)—heard and celebrated—brings inner peace and destroys the miseries affecting all three worlds.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī emphasize Krishna’s descent in the Yadu dynasty here?

He highlights that the Lord’s avatāra in the Yadu line is not ordinary history; it is a divine descent meant to deliver conditioned souls by spreading His liberating renown.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

Regularly hear, chant, and remember Kṛṣṇa’s līlās and names—this devotional focus calms the mind and reduces life’s distress by reconnecting consciousness with the Lord.