Shloka 22

Balarāma Visits Vraja: Consoling the Gopīs and Dragging the Yamunā

Devanagari script

नेदुर्दुन्दुभयो व्योम्नि ववृषु: कुसुमैर्मुदा । गन्धर्वा मुनयो रामं तद्वीर्यैरीडिरे तदा ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

nedur dundubhayo vyomni vavṛṣuḥ kusumair mudā gandharvā munayo rāmaṁ tad-vīryair īḍire tadā

Translation

Alors les timbales retentirent dans le ciel, les Gandharvas, dans la joie, firent pleuvoir des fleurs, et les grands sages louèrent les hauts faits héroïques de Rāma (Balarāma).

Synonyms

• neduḥ: resounded
• neduḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nad (नद्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• dundubhayaḥ: kettledrums
• dundubhayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dundubhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• vyomni: in the sky
• vyomni: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyoman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• vavṛṣuḥ: rained down
• vavṛṣuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛṣ (वृष्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural

• kusumaiḥ: with flowers
• kusumaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Hetu/Prayojana (हेतु/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mud (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; adverbial instrumental ‘with joy’

• gandharvāḥ: Gandharvas
• gandharvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• rāmam: Rāma (Balarāma)
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tad-vīryaiḥ: with/through his heroic deeds
• tad-vīryaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; समासः: तस्य वीर्याणि

• īḍire: praised
• īḍire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īḍ (ईड्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; middle voice (आत्मनेपद)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

Characters & Entities

• Balarama (Rama)
• Gandharvas
• Sages (Munis)

FAQs

Why do celestial drums and flower showers appear in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

They signify divine approval and celebration when the Lord’s extraordinary deeds are manifested; here, the heavens rejoice at Balarāma’s heroism.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 10.65.22 and whom is being praised?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates that the Gandharvas and sages praise Lord Rāma—Balarāma—by glorifying His valor.

How can devotees apply the message of this verse in modern life?

By cultivating the habit of praising the Lord’s qualities and deeds—through kīrtana, study, and remembrance—one aligns the mind with devotion and gratitude.