Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 44

Devas in Dvārakā, Brahmā’s Petition, and Uddhava’s Appeal

Prabhāsa Departure Set-Up

Devanagari script

तव विक्रीडितं कृष्ण नृणां परममङ्गलम् । कर्णपीयूषमासाद्य त्यजन्त्यन्यस्पृहां जना: ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

tava vikrīḍitaṁ kṛṣṇa nṛṇāṁ parama-maṅgalam karṇa-pīyūṣam āsādya tyajanty anya-spṛhāṁ janāḥ

Translation

Ô Kṛṣṇa, Tes jeux divins sont le bien suprême des hommes et un nectar pour l’oreille ; en les goûtant, on renonce à tout autre désir.

Synonyms

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• विक्रीडितम्: pastimes, play
• विक्रीडितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-√क्रीड् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used as noun)

• कृष्ण: O Krishna
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नृणाम्: of men, of people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• परम-मङ्गलम्: supremely auspicious
• परम-मङ्गलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (विशेषण-विशेष्यभाव)

• कर्ण-पीयूषम्: nectar for the ears
• कर्ण-पीयूषम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पीयूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कर्णस्य पीयूषम्)

• आसाद्य: having attained, upon hearing/obtaining
• आसाद्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-प्रत्यय (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable in use)

• त्यजन्ति: they abandon
• त्यजन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• अन्य-स्पृहाम्: desire for anything else
• अन्य-स्पृहाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्पृहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अन्यस्य स्पृहा)

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Purport

Anya-spṛhām, or “desire for things other than Kṛṣṇa,” indicates the material desire to enjoy wife, children, money, and so on. Ultimately, the materialist may desire religious salvation for his personal comfort and satisfaction, but all such desires are mundane, because on the spiritual platform the pure soul thinks only of the Lord’s pleasure and the Lord’s service. Therefore, a pure devotee can never give up Kṛṣṇa, even for a moment, although for Kṛṣṇa’s pleasure he can give up the entire universe.

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about hearing Krishna’s pastimes (śravaṇam)?

This verse says Krishna’s pastimes are supremely auspicious, and when heard as “nectar for the ears,” they naturally make a person abandon other cravings and desires.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī glorify Krishna’s pastimes in Canto 11?

Śukadeva teaches that bhakti begins with hearing; Krishna-kathā is not ordinary entertainment but spiritually purifying sound that brings detachment and exclusive attraction to the Lord.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life?

Make daily time for attentive hearing—Bhagavatam recitation, kīrtana, or Krishna-kathā—and notice how higher taste reduces impulsive consumption and replaces it with steadier devotion.