Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 61

Kṛṣṇa’s Impending Departure; Uddhava’s Surrender; King Yadu and the Avadhūta’s Twenty-Four Gurus

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Devanagari script

स्‍नेहानुबद्धहृदयावन्योन्यं विष्णुमायया । विमोहितौ दीनधियौ शिशून् पुपुषतु: प्रजा: ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

snehānubaddha-hṛdayāv anyonyaṁ viṣṇu-māyayā vimohitau dīna-dhiyau śiśūn pupuṣatuḥ prajāḥ

Translation

Le cœur lié par l’affection réciproque, ces oiseaux insensés, entièrement égarés par la māyā de Śrī Viṣṇu, continuèrent à nourrir leurs petits avec une intelligence affligée.

Synonyms

• sneha-anubaddha-hṛdayau: whose hearts were bound by affection
• sneha-anubaddha-hṛdayau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक) + anubaddha (कृदन्त; anu-√bandh) + hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Bahuvrīhi (स्नेहेन अनुबद्धं हृदयं यस्य), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); qualifies pitarau/dampatī (implied)

• anyonyaṁ: mutually
• anyonyaṁ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyonya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverbial usage (paraspara/परस्पर)

• viṣṇu-māyayā: by Viṣṇu's māyā
• viṣṇu-māyayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Tatpuruṣa (विष्णोः माया), Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vimohitau: bewildered
• vimohitau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimohita (कृदन्त; vi-√muh)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

• dīna-dhiyau: of distressed understanding
• dīna-dhiyau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक) + dhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: Karmadhāraya (दीन-धी), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

• śiśūn: the young ones/children
• śiśūn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pupuṣatuḥ: they two nourished
• pupuṣatuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: puṣ (धातु)
• Form: Dhātu: √puṣ (पुष्), Lakāra: Laṅ (लङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Dual (द्विवचन), Parasmaipada

• prajāḥ: offspring
• prajāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); apposition to śiśūn

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about being bewildered by māyā in family life?

This verse explains that mutual affection can bind the heart, and under Viṣṇu’s māyā one may lose higher discernment and become absorbed in maintaining children and household life.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 11.7.61 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while narrating teachings in Canto 11, describing how attachment under māyā keeps one absorbed in worldly duties.

How can I apply the lesson of Bhagavatam 11.7.61 in modern life?

Care for family responsibly, but cultivate spiritual discrimination through bhakti—regular hearing, chanting, and remembrance—so affection does not become binding attachment that eclipses the soul’s purpose.