Shloka 21

The Solar Eclipse at Samanta-pañcaka and the Great Reunion of Yādavas, Pāṇḍavas, and Vraja

Devanagari script

कंसप्रतापिता: सर्वे वयं याता दिशं दिशम् । एतर्ह्येव पुन: स्थानं दैवेनासादिता: स्वस: ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

kaṁsa-pratāpitāḥ sarve vayaṁ yātā diśaṁ diśam etarhy eva punaḥ sthānaṁ daivenāsāditāḥ svasaḥ

Translation

Dikejar-kejar oleh kekejaman Kaṁsa, kami semua melarikan diri ke berbagai penjuru; namun kini, wahai saudariku, oleh anugerah takdir kami akhirnya dapat kembali ke tempat kami.

Synonyms

• कंस-प्रतापिताः: tormented by Kaṁsa
• कंस-प्रतापिताः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कंस (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रतापित (कृदन्त; √तप्/प्रतप् धातु)
• Form: बहुवचन, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), पुल्लिङ्ग; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), ‘कंसेन प्रतापिताः’ = by Kaṁsa tormented

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुवचन, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), पुल्लिङ्ग; सर्व-विशेषण

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुवचन, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा); उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• याताः: (have) gone
• याताः: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (√या धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) ‘यात’ from √या; बहुवचन, प्रथमा, पुल्लिङ्ग; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘we have gone’ (periphrastic perfect sense)

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), स्त्रीलिङ्ग

• दिशम्: (to) each direction
• दिशम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), स्त्रीलिङ्ग; पुनरुक्ति (idiom) ‘diśaṁ diśam’ = in every direction

• एतर्हि: now, at this time
• एतर्हि: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एतर्हि (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: निपात (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• स्थानम्: place, position (home)
• स्थानम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• दैवेन: by fate, by divine providence
• दैवेन: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: एकवचन, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), नपुंसकलिङ्ग; करण/हेतु-भावे (instrumental of agency/cause)

• आसादिताः: (have) reached/attained
• आसादिताः: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) ‘आसादित’ from आ-√सद्; बहुवचन, प्रथमा, पुल्लिङ्ग; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘we have reached/obtained’

• स्वसः: (we) sisters
• स्वसः: सम्बोधन/अप्पोजिशन (apposition to ‘वयम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वसृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुवचन, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), स्त्रीलिङ्ग; ‘स्वसारः’ (irregular stem स्वसृ)

Characters & Entities

• Kaṁsa
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.82.21 say about suffering under Kaṁsa?

It states that Kaṁsa’s tyranny scattered Kṛṣṇa’s people in all directions, showing how adharmic rule forces the righteous into hardship and displacement.

Why do Kṛṣṇa’s queens say they were driven ‘in every direction’?

They recall how Kaṁsa’s oppression created danger and instability, compelling families and dependents of the Yadus to flee and live scattered until circumstances changed by divine arrangement.

How can ‘daiva’ (divine arrangement) in this verse be applied in modern life?

The verse encourages steadiness: even after forced setbacks, one can trust that sincere dharma and devotion eventually bring restoration, reunion, and a return to stability.