Shloka 8

Uddhava Recalls Kṛṣṇa’s Mission: Earth’s Burden, Royal Dharma, and the Prelude to Dvārakā’s Withdrawal

Devanagari script

आसां मुहूर्त एकस्मिन्नानागारेषु योषिताम् । सविधं जगृहे पाणीननुरूप: स्वमायया ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

āsāṁ muhūrta ekasmin nānāgāreṣu yoṣitām sa-vidhaṁ jagṛhe pāṇīn anurūpaḥ sva-māyayā

Translation

All those princesses were lodged in separate chambers, and in a single moment the Lord, by His inner yogamāyā, manifested forms perfectly suited to each one. Thus, according to flawless rite, He accepted their hands in marriage.

Synonyms

• आसाम्: of them
• आसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्/असद्-प्रत्यय (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक: एतद्/अस्मद्-समूह)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; ‘of these (women)’

• मुहूर्ते: in a moment
• मुहूर्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• एकस्मिन्: in one
• एकस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘in one (place/instance)’

• नाना-आगारेषु: in various houses
• नाना-आगारेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + आगार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘various houses’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• योषिताम्: of the women
• योषिताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स-विद्यम्: nearby
• स-विद्यम्: Desha (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; ‘near/close by’ (as adverb)

• जगृहे: he accepted
• जगृहे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदी

• पाणीन्: hands (in marriage)
• पाणीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘hands’ (i.e., in marriage)

• अनुरूपः: suitable (he)
• अनुरूपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘suitable’

• स्व-मायया: by his own māyā
• स्व-मायया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘his own’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

Purport

In the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.33) the Lord is described as follows in regard to His innumerable plenary expansions:

Characters & Entities

• Kardama Muni
• Devahūti

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about mystic powers (siddhis) used in family life?

This verse describes how Kardama Muni, by his own yogic potency (svamāyayā), could be present in many homes at once to accept the wives’ hands—showing siddhis can operate within dharma when aligned with divine purpose.

Why did Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe Kardama Muni accepting many hands in marriage at once?

He narrates Kardama’s extraordinary yogic capacity to fulfill household duties and the divine plan (the expansion of progeny), while remaining spiritually empowered and controlled.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life?

Perform responsibilities with integrity and focus, remembering that true capability comes from disciplined practice and God’s grace, not from ego; prioritize dharma while keeping spiritual goals central.