Shloka 37
यत्पादशुश्रूषणमुख्यकर्मणा सत्यादयो द्व्यष्टसहस्रयोषित: । निर्जित्य सङ्ख्ये त्रिदशांस्तदाशिषो हरन्ति वज्रायुधवल्लभोचिता: ॥ ३७ ॥
yat-pāda-śuśrūṣaṇa-mukhya-karmaṇā satyādayo dvy-aṣṭa-sahasra-yoṣitaḥ nirjitya saṅkhye tri-daśāṁs tad-āśiṣo haranti vajrāyudha-vallabhocitāḥ
By the foremost service of attending the Lord’s lotus feet, the queens of Dvārakā, headed by Satyabhāmā, moved the Lord to conquer the devas in battle; thus they enjoy blessings befitting the beloved of the thunderbolt-bearer, Indra.
Satyabhāmā: One of the principal queens of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa at Dvārakā. After killing Narakāsura, Lord Kṛṣṇa visited the palace of Narakāsura accompanied by Satyabhāmā. He went to Indraloka also with Satyabhāmā, and she was received by Śacīdevī, who introduced her to the mother of the demigods, Aditi. Aditi was very much pleased with Satyabhāmā, and she blessed her with the benediction of permanent youth as long as Lord Kṛṣṇa remained on the earth. Aditi also took her with her to show her the special prerogatives of the demigods in the heavenly planets. When Satyabhāmā saw the pārijāta flower, she desired to have it in her palace at Dvārakā. After that, she came back to Dvārakā along with her husband and expressed her willingness to have the pārijāta flower at her palace. Satyabhāmā’s palace was especially bedecked with valuable jewels, and even in the hottest season of summer the inside of the palace remained cool, as if air conditioned. She decorated her palace with various flags, heralding the news of her great husband’s presence there. Once, along with her husband, she met Draupadī, and she was anxious to be instructed by Draupadī in the ways and means of pleasing her husband. Draupadī was expert in this affair because she kept five husbands, the Pāṇḍavas, and all were very much pleased with her. On receipt of Draupadī’s instructions, she was very much pleased and offered her good wishes and returned to Dvārakā. She was the daughter of Satrājit. After the departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa, when Arjuna visited Dvārakā, all the queens, including Satyabhāmā and Rukmiṇī, lamented for the Lord with great feeling. At the last stage of her life, she left for the forest to undergo severe penance.
FAQs
This verse says that service to Krishna’s lotus feet is the foremost duty, empowering His devotees—even His queens—to attain and even surpass heavenly opulences.
In the context of Krishna’s pastimes, His queens—fully devoted to Him—are portrayed as so empowered that they can overcome even the demigods and obtain celestial benedictions.
Make devotion the priority: place steady service (hearing, chanting, and dedicated duty) at the center of life, and let success and blessings follow as secondary results.