Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 39

Devas in Dvārakā, Brahmā’s Petition, and Uddhava’s Appeal

Prabhāsa Departure Set-Up

Devanagari script

श्रीशुक उवाच एवं भगवतादिष्टा यादवा: कुरुनन्दन । गन्तुं कृतधियस्तीर्थं स्यन्दनान् समयूयुजन् ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca evaṁ bhagavatādiṣṭā yādavāḥ kuru-nandana gantuṁ kṛta-dhiyas tīrthaṁ syandanān samayūyujan

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O beloved son of the Kurus, thus instructed by the Bhagavān, the Yādavas resolved to go to the holy tīrtha of Prabhāsa-kṣetra and yoked their horses to their chariots.

Synonyms

• śrī-śukaḥ: Śrī Śuka
• śrī-śukaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-śuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• bhagavatā: by the Lord
• bhagavatā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• ādiṣṭāḥ: instructed/ordered
• ādiṣṭāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-diś (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yādavāḥ: the Yādavas
• yādavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yādava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kuru-nandana: O joy of the Kurus
• kuru-nandana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuru + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• gantum: to go
• gantum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), expressing purpose (प्रयोजन)

• kṛta-dhiyaḥ: having resolved minds
• kṛta-dhiyaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta + dhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tīrtham: to the sacred place
• tīrtham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• syandanān: chariots
• syandanān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: syandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• samayūyujan: they yoked/assembled (together)
• samayūyujan: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√yuj (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva Gosvāmī
• Parīkṣit Mahārāja
• Bhagavān (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Yādavas

FAQs

Why did the Yadavas go to a holy place (tīrtha) in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 11?

In this verse, Śukadeva explains that the Yādavas went because they were directly instructed by Bhagavān; they firmly resolved to travel to the tīrtha and prepared their chariots accordingly.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 11.6.39 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse to King Parīkṣit, addressing him as “Kuru-nandana,” the joy of the Kuru dynasty.

What is the practical lesson from the Yadavas preparing their chariots after Krishna’s instruction?

When guidance is received from genuine divine authority (or authentic scripture and saintly teachers), a devotee should act decisively—aligning intention and practical preparation to follow dharma and spiritual direction.