Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 36

The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Departure

Devanagari script

यस्यानुस्मरणं नृणामज्ञानध्वान्तनाशनम् । वदन्ति तस्य ते विष्णो मयासाधु कृतं प्रभो ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

yasyānusmaraṇaṁ nṛṇām ajñāna-dhvānta-nāśanam vadanti tasya te viṣṇo mayāsādhu kṛtaṁ prabho

Translation

おお、主ヴィシュヌよ。賢者たちは、あなたを常に想うことは無知の闇を消し去ると言います。おお、主よ、私はあなたに対して過ちを犯しました！

Synonyms

• yasya: of whom/whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual) सर्वनाम

• anusmaraṇam: remembrance
• anusmaraṇam: Karta (कर्ता) / Karma (कर्म) (context: subject of ‘is said’ as ‘remembrance’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anu-smṛ (धातु) + ana (प्रत्यय) → anusmaraṇa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (action noun)

• nṛṇām: of men/of people
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ajñāna-dhvānta-nāśanam: destroyer of the darkness of ignorance
• ajñāna-dhvānta-nāśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + dhvānta (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival) to ‘anusmaraṇam’; समासः: षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः ‘अज्ञानस्य ध्वान्तस्य नाशनम्’

• vadanti: they say
• vadanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• tasya: of him/of that one
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular) (enclitic form)

• viṣṇo: O Vishnu
• viṣṇo: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• asādhu: improper, not right
• asādhu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-sādhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण to ‘kṛtam’

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Karma (कर्म) (thing done)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘done’

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Lord Kṛṣṇa
• Dāruka

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about remembering Krishna removing ignorance?

This verse states that the Lord’s remembrance (anusmaraṇa) destroys the darkness of ignorance (ajñāna-dhvānta-nāśanam), highlighting smaraṇa-bhakti as a direct purifier of consciousness.

Why does Dāruka ask forgiveness from Lord Krishna in Canto 11 Chapter 30?

In the tense context surrounding the Lord’s impending disappearance and the devastation among the Yadus, Dāruka speaks with humility, acknowledging that he has acted improperly before the infallible Lord and seeks His mercy.

How can I apply the teaching of this shloka in modern life?

Practice daily remembrance of the Lord—through japa, hearing His līlā, and mindful prayer—and cultivate humility by admitting mistakes and seeking correction rather than defending ego.