Shloka 17

Kṛṣṇa Visits Trivakrā; Akrūra’s Praise and the Hastināpura Mission

Devanagari script

दिष्‍ट्या पापो हत: कंस: सानुगो वामिदं कुलम् । भवद्भ‍य‍ामुद्‍धृतं कृच्छ्राद् दुरन्ताच्च समेधितम् ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

diṣṭyā pāpo hataḥ kaṁsaḥ sānugo vām idaṁ kulam bhavadbhyām uddhṛtaṁ kṛcchrād durantāc ca samedhitam

Translation

[Akrūra dit :] C’est notre bonne fortune que Vous, les deux Seigneurs, ayez tué le malfaisant Kaṁsa avec ses partisans. Vous avez ainsi délivré notre dynastie d’épreuves sans fin et l’avez rendue florissante.

Synonyms

• दिष्ट्या: fortunately
• दिष्ट्या: Nimitta (निमित्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/interjection), अर्थे ‘fortunately/by good luck’ (हेतौ/निमित्ते)

• पापः: sinful
• पापः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् kaṁsaḥ

• हतः: killed
• हतः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कंसः: Kaṁsa
• कंसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स-अनुगः: along with his followers
• स-अनुगः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); अव्ययीभावः: स(ह) + अनुगः = ‘with followers’; विशेषणम् kaṁsaḥ

• वाम्: of you two
• वाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), षष्ठी/द्वितीया (Genitive/Accusative), द्विवचन (Dual); here: षष्ठी (Genitive) ‘of you two’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun used adjectivally), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् kulam

• कुलम्: dynasty/family
• कुलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवद्भ्याम्: by you two
• भवद्भ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• उद्धृतम्: rescued/raised up
• उद्धृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); kulam with implied ‘has been rescued’

• कृच्छ्रात्: from distress
• कृच्छ्रात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• दुरन्तात्: from insurmountable (danger)
• दुरन्तात्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (kṛcchrāt)

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

• समेधितम्: made to prosper / prospered
• समेधितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इध् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); kulam—‘has prospered’

Characters & Entities

• Kamsa
• Krishna
• Balarama
• Vasudeva

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna protecting His devotees and family?

This verse states that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma rescued Vasudeva’s dynasty from an “insurmountable danger” by killing the sinful Kaṁsa and his supporters, allowing the family to flourish again.

Why did Vasudeva say this to Krishna and Balarama?

After Kaṁsa’s death and the end of his terror, Vasudeva expresses gratitude, acknowledging that only Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma could lift their family out of the severe crisis created by Kaṁsa’s persecution.

Practical application of Krishna’s deliverance theme in modern life?

Remembering divine protection encourages steadiness in hardship: keep faith, act righteously, and seek the Lord’s shelter—trusting that even “duranta” obstacles can be overcome by grace.