Shloka 19

Nārada Sees Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Yoga-māyā in the Palaces of the Queens

Dvāra-kā-līlā

Devanagari script

ततोऽन्यदाविशद् गेहं कृष्णपत्न्‍या: स नारद: । योगेश्वरेश्वरस्याङ्ग योगमायाविवित्सया ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

tato ’nyad āviśad gehaṁ kṛṣṇa-patnyāḥ sa nāradaḥ yogeśvareśvarasyāṅga yoga-māyā-vivitsayā

Translation

Entonces Nārada entró en el palacio de otra de las esposas del Señor Kṛṣṇa. Anhelaba contemplar la potencia espiritual, la Yoga-māyā, del soberano de todos los maestros del yoga místico.

Synonyms

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• anyat: another
• anyat: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• āviśat: entered
• āviśat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + viś (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect Past (Lan), Third Person (Prathama), Singular

• geham: house
• geham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: geha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• kṛṣṇa-patnyāḥ: of Krishna's wife
• kṛṣṇa-patnyāḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa-patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• nāradaḥ: Narada
• nāradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yoga-īśvara-īśvarasya: of the Lord of the masters of Yoga
• yoga-īśvara-īśvarasya: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga-īśvara-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• aṅga: oh dear one
• aṅga: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aṅga (अव्यय)
• Form: Vocative Particle

• yoga-māyā-vivitsayā: with the desire to know the Yogamaya
• yoga-māyā-vivitsayā: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga-māyā-vivitsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Kṛṣṇa
• Kṛṣṇa’s queens

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Yoga-māyā in Krishna’s pastimes?

This verse indicates that Yoga-māyā is Krishna’s divine potency that arranges His intimate pastimes, and even a great sage like Nārada wishes to understand how it operates under the Supreme Lord’s control.

Why did Nārada enter another house of Krishna’s queens in Dvārakā?

Nārada moved from one residence to another to witness firsthand Krishna’s extraordinary, Yogamāyā-arranged daily life—how the one Supreme Lord can be personally present in many homes with His queens.

Practical application: what can a devotee learn from Nārada’s desire to understand Krishna’s Yoga-māyā?

A devotee can cultivate humility and reverent curiosity—recognizing that the Lord’s ways are profound—while focusing on sincere bhakti rather than trying to reduce divine mysteries to ordinary logic.