Shloka 19

Garuḍa, Saubhari’s Curse, Kāliya’s Refuge, and Kṛṣṇa Saves Vraja from Forest Fire

Devanagari script

यशोदापि महाभागा नष्टलब्धप्रजा सती । परिष्वज्याङ्कमारोप्य मुमोचाश्रुकलां मुहु: ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

yaśodāpi mahā-bhāgā naṣṭa-labdha-prajā satī pariṣvajyāṅkam āropya mumocāśru-kalāṁ muhuḥ

Translation

La très fortunée mère Yaśodā, après avoir perdu son fils puis l’avoir retrouvé, le plaça sur ses genoux et l’étreignit sans cesse ; cette chaste dame versa des flots de larmes à répétition.

Synonyms

• यशोदा: Yaśodā
• यशोदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशोदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• महा-भागा: most fortunate
• महा-भागा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘महती भागा/भाग्यवती’

• नष्ट-लब्ध-प्रजा: whose child was lost and then regained
• नष्ट-लब्ध-प्रजा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट (√नश् धातु, क्त) + लब्ध (√लभ् धातु, क्त) + प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समासः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘नष्टा च लब्धा च प्रजा यस्याः’ (whose child was lost and regained)

• सती: the virtuous lady
• सती: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले ‘सत्’ (good/virtuous woman)

• परिष्वज्य: having embraced
• परिष्वज्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि-स्वज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• अङ्कम्: lap
• अङ्कम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आरोप्य: having placed (him)
• आरोप्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-रुह्/आ-रोप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); causative sense ‘to place/seat’

• मुमोच: released/shed
• मुमोच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; √मुच् → मुमोच

• अश्रु-कलाम्: a stream of tears
• अश्रु-कलाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्रु (प्रातिपदिक) + कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘अश्रूणां कला’ (a stream/portion of tears)

• मुहुः: again and again/repeatedly
• मुहुः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Characters & Entities

• Yaśodā
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Mother Yaśodā’s love for Kṛṣṇa?

This verse shows Yaśodā’s vatsalya-bhakti: overwhelmed at having ‘lost and regained’ Kṛṣṇa, she clings to Him, holds Him on her lap, and weeps repeatedly—pure devotion expressed as maternal affection.

Why was Yaśodā crying after Kṛṣṇa returned?

Because Kṛṣṇa had entered the peril of Kāliya’s waters and the Vraja-vāsīs feared for His life; seeing Him safe, Yaśodā’s intense fear turned into relief and loving tears.

Practical application of this verse in modern life?

It teaches wholehearted, personal devotion—bringing God close through sincere love and gratitude, and transforming anxiety into remembrance and deeper attachment to the Lord.