Shloka 25

Akrūra’s Mission: The Departure from Vraja and the Yamunā Vision of Viṣṇu-Ananta

Devanagari script

अद्य ध्रुवं तत्र द‍ृशो भविष्यते दाशार्हभोजान्धकवृष्णिसात्वताम् । महोत्सव: श्रीरमणं गुणास्पदं द्रक्ष्यन्ति ये चाध्वनि देवकीसुतम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

adya dhruvaṁ tatra dṛśo bhaviṣyate dāśārha-bhojāndhaka-vṛṣṇi-sātvatām mahotsavaḥ śrī-ramaṇaṁ guṇāspadaṁ drakṣyanti ye cādhvani devakī-sutam

Translation

Aujourd’hui, à Mathurā, les Dāśārhas, Bhojas, Andhakas, Vṛṣṇis et Sātvatas auront assurément une grande fête pour les yeux en voyant le fils de Devakī. Et tous ceux qui le verront sur la route vers la cité auront le même ravissement, car il est l’aimé de la déesse de la Fortune et le réservoir de toutes les qualités transcendantes.

Synonyms

• adya: today
• adya: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb of time)

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb) ‘certainly’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb of place)

• dṛśaḥ: eyes/sights
• dṛśaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (nominative/1st), Bahuvacana

• bhaviṣyate: will be/will occur
• bhaviṣyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (future), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Ātmanepada

• dāśārha-bhoja-andhaka-vṛṣṇi-sātvatām: of the Dāśārhas, Bhojas, Andhakas, Vṛṣṇis, and Sātvatas
• dāśārha-bhoja-andhaka-vṛṣṇi-sātvatām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāśārha (प्रातिपदिक) + bhoja (प्रातिपदिक) + andhaka (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛṣṇi (प्रातिपदिक) + sātvatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (collective), Ṣaṣṭhī (genitive/6th), Bahuvacana; dvandva list of clans/peoples

• mahotsavaḥ: a great festival
• mahotsavaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā (nominative/1st), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: ‘great festival’

• śrī-ramaṇam: the beloved of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• śrī-ramaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + ramaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā (accusative/2nd), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘beloved of Śrī (Lakṣmī)’

• guṇa-āspadam: the abode of virtues
• guṇa-āspadam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āspada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṁsaka, Dvitīyā (accusative/2nd), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘abode of virtues’

• drakṣyanti: will see
• drakṣyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: Luṭ-lakāra (future), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana; Parasmaipada

• ye: who (those people)
• ye: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṁliṅga, Prathamā (nominative/1st), Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya (conjunction)

• adhvani: on the road/along the way
• adhvani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Saptamī (locative/7th), Ekavacana

• devakī-sutam: Devakī’s son (Kṛṣṇa)
• devakī-sutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devakī (प्रातिपदिक) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā (accusative/2nd), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘son of Devakī’

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa (Devakī-suta)
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.39.25 say about the blessing of seeing Krishna (darśana)?

It declares that simply seeing Kṛṣṇa is the true fulfillment of one’s eyes, and that His appearance becomes a “great festival” for devotees and well-wishers.

Why did Akrura say this while traveling to Vṛndāvana and Mathurā?

As he journeys to bring Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to Mathurā, Akrūra anticipates that the Yādava clans will be supremely fortunate to behold Kṛṣṇa on the way, and he glorifies Kṛṣṇa’s divine nature as Śrī’s beloved and the reservoir of all virtues.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It encourages prioritizing Kṛṣṇa-darśana—through sincere prayer, hearing His pastimes, and temple worship—seeing spiritual vision as the highest celebration and fulfillment.