Shloka 9

Ambikā-vana Śiva-pūjā; Nanda Saved from the Serpent; Śaṅkhacūḍa Slain

Devanagari script

स वै भगवत: श्रीमत्पादस्पर्शहताशुभ: । भेजे सर्पवपुर्हित्वा रूपं विद्याधरार्चितम् ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

sa vai bhagavataḥ śrīmat pāda-sparśa-hatāśubhaḥ bheje sarpa-vapur hitvā rūpaṁ vidyādharārcitam

Translation

至上主の吉祥なる御足の触れによって、彼の不浄な業の報いは滅した。そこで蛇の身を捨て、礼拝されるべきヴィディヤーダラの姿として現れた。

Synonyms

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भगवतः: of the Lord
• भगवतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• श्रीमत्: glorious, auspicious
• श्रीमत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषण; (भगवतः) विशेषण

• पाद-स्पर्श-हत-अशुभः: whose sin/inauspiciousness was destroyed by (the Lord’s) foot-touch
• पाद-स्पर्श-हत-अशुभः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + स्पर्श (प्रातिपदिक) + हत (कृदन्त; √हन् धातु) + अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘यस्य अशुभं पादस्पर्शेण हतम्’ (whose inauspiciousness was destroyed by the touch of the foot)

• भेजे: attained, assumed
• भेजे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सर्प-वपुः: snake-body
• सर्प-वपुः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक) + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (snake’s body)

• हित्वा: having abandoned
• हित्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• विद्याधर-अर्चितम्: worshipped by the Vidyādharas
• विद्याधर-अर्चितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चित (कृदन्त; √अर्च् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे—‘विद्याधरैः अर्चितम्’ (worshipped by Vidyādharas)

Purport

The words rūpaṁ vidyādharārcitam indicate that the erstwhile snake appeared in a beautiful form worshipable among the demigods called Vidyādharas. In other words, he appeared as the leader of the Vidyādharas.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• the (cursed) Vidyādhara who had become a serpent

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the power of Krishna’s lotus feet to remove sin?

This verse states that by the touch of Bhagavān’s glorious feet, all inauspiciousness is destroyed, leading to purification and a higher spiritual state.

Who was delivered from a serpent body in Canto 10 Chapter 34, and how?

A Vidyādhara who had been cursed to take a serpent form was freed when he was touched by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s feet, after which he regained a worshipable, celestial form.

Practical application: what does “the Lord’s touch destroys inauspiciousness” mean for modern life?

It teaches that sincere connection with Kṛṣṇa—through devotion, remembrance, and worship of His lotus feet—purifies one’s character and helps one rise beyond past negativity and harmful conditioning.