Shloka 13

Kṛṣṇa Enters Mathurā: City Splendor, Devotees’ Reception, and the Washerman’s Fate

Devanagari script

पुनीहि पादरजसा गृहान् नो गृहमेधिनाम् । यच्छौचेनानुतृप्यन्ति पितर: साग्नय: सुरा: ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

punīhi pāda-rajasā gṛhān no gṛha-medhinām yac-chaucenānutṛpyanti pitaraḥ sāgnayaḥ surāḥ

Translation

儀礼に執着する私ども家住者の家を、あなたの蓮華の御足の塵によって清めてください。その清浄によって、祖霊も供犠の火も諸天も、ことごとく満たされましょう。

Synonyms

• पुनीहि: purify
• पुनीहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पाद-रजसा: with the dust of (your) feet
• पाद-रजसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + रजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पादस्य रजसा); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• गृहान्: houses
• गृहान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नः: our
• नः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; enclitic ‘our’

• गृह-मेधिनाम्: of householders
• गृह-मेधिनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + मेधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (गृहे मेधिन्/गृहमेधी); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘of householders’

• यत्: by which
• यत्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to ‘पादरजसा’

• शौचेन: by (that) purity
• शौचेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; apposition to ‘यत्’

• अनुतृप्यन्ति: become fully satisfied
• अनुतृप्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• पितरः: the forefathers
• पितरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स-अग्नयः: (along with) the sacred fires
• स-अग्नयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह (अव्यय) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास ‘साग्नि’ = ‘together with the (sacred) fires’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Pitrs
• Devas

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the dust of Krishna’s feet?

This verse teaches that the dust of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet is supremely purifying—so powerful that it sanctifies a devotee’s home and brings satisfaction to the Pitṛs, the sacred fires, and the demigods.

Why did the garland-maker say this to Krishna in Canto 10 Chapter 41?

After offering his devotion and service, the garland-maker prays for Kṛṣṇa’s presence and blessing, recognizing that contact with Kṛṣṇa (even His foot-dust) is the highest purification for ordinary householders.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Invite sanctity into home life through sincere devotion—remembering Kṛṣṇa, worship, and serving devotees—understanding that spiritual purity is deeper than external cleanliness and uplifts both family life and one’s sacred duties.