Shloka 48

Kṛṣṇa Comforts His Parents, Restores Ugrasena, Studies with Sāndīpani, and Returns the Guru’s Son

Devanagari script

गच्छतं स्वगृहं वीरौ कीर्तिर्वामस्तु पावनी । छन्दांस्ययातयामानि भवन्‍त्‍विह परत्र च ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

gacchataṁ sva-gṛhaṁ vīrau kīrtir vām astu pāvanī chandāṁsy ayāta-yāmāni bhavantv iha paratra ca

Translation

Ô héros, retournez maintenant dans votre demeure. Que votre renommée purificatrice sanctifie le monde, et que les hymnes védiques demeurent toujours neufs dans votre esprit, en cette vie et dans l’au-delà.

Synonyms

• गच्छतम्: go (you two)
• गच्छतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), द्विवचन (dual), परस्मैपद; √गम् → गच्छ-

• स्वगृहम्: to (your) own home
• स्वगृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य गृहं)

• वीरौ: O two heroes
• वीरौ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), द्विवचन

• कीर्तिः: fame
• कीर्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• वाम्: of you two
• वाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम-रूप (enclitic)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √अस्

• पावनी: purifying
• पावनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying कीर्तिः)

• छन्दांसि: Vedic meters/hymns
• छन्दांसि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• अयातयामानि: not requiring correction; flawless
• अयातयामानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयातयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying छन्दांसि)

• भवन्तु: may they be
• भवन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद; √भू

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• परत्र: there (in the next world)
• परत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (elsewhere/thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Balarāma
• Sandīpani Muni

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the blessings of a guru after Vedic study?

In this verse, Sandīpani Muni blesses Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to return home with purifying fame and with their Vedic learning remaining ever fresh and undiminished in both this life and the next.

Why did Sandīpani Muni tell Krishna and Balarama to return to their home?

After completing their studies and serving their guru, the teacher formally concludes their education and sends them back, offering blessings for lasting honor and enduring Vedic realization.

Practical application of “undiminished Vedic hymns” (ayātayāmāni) in modern life?

Regular recitation, disciplined study, and living the teachings keep sacred knowledge “fresh”—not merely memorized, but steadily deepening through practice and character.