Shloka 22

Varṣā-Śarad Vṛndāvana-Śobha: The Beauty of the Rainy and Autumn Seasons in Vraja

Devanagari script

सर:स्वशान्तरोध:सु न्यूषुरङ्गापि सारसा: । गृहेष्वशान्तकृत्येषु ग्राम्या इव दुराशया: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

saraḥsv aśānta-rodhaḥsu nyūṣur aṅgāpi sārasāḥ gṛheṣv aśānta-kṛtyeṣu grāmyā iva durāśayāḥ

Translation

雨季に湖の岸辺が騒がしく揺れても、鶴たちはなお湖畔に住み続けた。ちょうどそれと同じく、心の汚れた物質主義者は、家に多くの乱れがあっても虚しい望みに縛られてそこに留まる。

Synonyms

• सरःसु: in the lakes
• सरःसु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; Locative plural

• अशान्त-रोधःसु: whose banks were not calm
• अशान्त-रोधःसु: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + रोधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; (अशान्तानि रोधांसि येषु) locative plural qualifying सरःसु

• न्यूषुः: they stayed/dwelt
• न्यूषुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; Parasmaipada

• अङ्ग: indeed
• अङ्ग: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अङ्ग (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• अपि: also/though
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); concessive/additive

• सारसाः: cranes (sārasas)
• सारसाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• गृहेषु: in houses
• गृहेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; Locative plural

• अशान्त-कृत्येषु: with restless activities
• अशान्त-कृत्येषु: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; locative plural qualifying गृहेषु

• ग्राम्याः: worldly people/villagers
• ग्राम्याः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; used substantively

• इव: like/as if
• इव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Comparative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-निपात (particle of comparison)

• दुराशयाः: of bad hopes/ill-intentioned
• दुराशयाः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + आशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; (दुष्टः आशयः येषाम्) qualifying ग्राम्याः

Purport

During the rainy season there are often mud slides around the shores of lakes, and thorny bushes, stones and other debris sometimes accumulate there. Despite all these inconveniences, ducks and cranes continue meandering around the lakeshores. Similarly, innumerable painful occurrences are always disturbing family life, but a materialistic man never even considers leaving his family in the hands of his grown sons and going away for spiritual improvement. He regards such an idea as shocking and uncivilized, because he is completely ignorant of the Absolute Truth and his relationship to that Truth.

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit Mahārāja

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.20.22 teach about peace versus restless activity?

It contrasts the calm, settled nature of peaceful places (like quiet lake-banks where cranes dwell) with the agitation of worldly life, where materialistic people remain attached to restless household activities due to vain hopes.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe cranes and lakes while narrating Krishna’s Vṛndāvana pastimes?

In Canto 10, Śukadeva uses nature in Vṛndāvana as spiritual instruction—showing how calmness and settlement are natural when conditions become peaceful, while material desire keeps one bound to agitation.

How can I apply the lesson of Bhagavatam 10.20.22 in modern life?

Reduce unnecessary, agitating engagements, simplify routines, and consciously choose practices that bring inner calm—especially hearing and remembering Bhagavān—rather than chasing hopes that keep the mind perpetually restless.