Shloka 12

Kṛṣṇa Visits Indraprastha; Kuntī’s Remembrance; Kālindī and Further Marriages

Devanagari script

इति वै वार्षिकान् मासान् राज्ञा सोऽभ्यर्थित: सुखम् । जनयन् नयनानन्दमिन्द्रप्रस्थौकसां विभु: ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

iti vai vārṣikān māsān rājñā so ’bhyarthitaḥ sukham janayan nayanānandam indraprasthaukasāṁ vibhuḥ

Translation

À la demande joyeuse du roi, le Seigneur tout-puissant demeura avec bonheur à Indraprastha durant les mois de la saison des pluies, réjouissant les yeux des habitants de la cité.

Synonyms

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle: ‘thus’)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अनुनासिक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• vārṣikān: annual/for a year
• vārṣikān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vārṣika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘māsān’)

• māsān: months
• māsān: Karma (कर्म/extent of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• rājñā: by the king
• rājñā: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument; ‘by the king’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case, Instrumental), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• abhyarthitaḥ: requested/entreated
• abhyarthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement: ‘having been requested’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-arth (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (‘requested/entreated’)

• sukham: happily/pleasantly
• sukham: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative used adverbially)

• janayan: producing
• janayan: Karta (कर्ता/agent participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-भावे (‘causing/producing’)

• nayana-ānandam: joy to the eyes
• nayana-ānandam: Karma (कर्म/object of ‘janayan’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nayana (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘delight of the eyes’)

• indraprastha-okasām: of the inhabitants of Indraprastha
• indraprastha-okasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indraprastha (प्रातिपदिक) + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘of the residents of Indraprastha’)

• vibhuḥ: the mighty one (Lord)
• vibhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Purport

If possible, the readers of the Bhāgavatam should try to correctly chant the Sanskrit verses, which are exquisitely poetic.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Yudhiṣṭhira (the king of Indraprastha)

FAQs

Why did Krishna stay in Indraprastha during the rainy season in Srimad Bhagavatam?

Because King Yudhiṣṭhira earnestly requested Him, and the Lord happily remained for the rainy months, giving joy to the people of Indraprastha by His divine presence.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 10.58.12 and what is the context?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while describing Kṛṣṇa’s dealings with the Pāṇḍavas—how the Lord, out of affection, accepted Yudhiṣṭhira’s request and stayed with them.

What is the practical lesson of Bhagavatam 10.58.12 for modern life?

Sincerely inviting the Lord into one’s life—through prayer, devotion, and remembrance—brings inner happiness; the Lord’s presence is described as ‘joy to the eyes,’ meaning it uplifts the mind and heart of the devotee.