Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 35

Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa (Brahmā-stuti) and the Restoration of Vraja’s Lunch Pastime

Devanagari script

एषां घोषनिवासिनामुत भवान् किं देव रातेति न- श्चेतो विश्वफलात् फलं त्वदपरं कुत्राप्ययन् मुह्यति । सद्वेषादिव पूतनापि सकुला त्वामेव देवापिता यद्धामार्थसुहृत्प्रियात्मतनयप्राणाशयास्त्वत्कृते ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

eṣāṁ ghoṣa-nivāsinām uta bhavān kiṁ deva rāteti naś ceto viśva-phalāt phalaṁ tvad-aparaṁ kutrāpy ayan muhyati sad-veṣād iva pūtanāpi sa-kulā tvām eva devāpitā yad-dhāmārtha-suhṛt-priyātma-tanaya-prāṇāśayās tvat-kṛte

Translation

ಹೇ ದೇವಾ! ವ್ರಜದ ಗೋಶ್ಠನಿವಾಸಿಗಳಿಗೆ ನೀನೇ ಎಲ್ಲ ವರಗಳ ಪರಮ ಫಲ; ನಿನ್ನ ಹೊರತು ಇನ್ನೇನು ಫಲ ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಯೋಚಿಸಿದರೆ ನನ್ನ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಮರುಳಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಪೂತನೆಯೂ ಭಕ್ತಿಯ ವೇಷ ಧರಿಸಿ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನೇ ಪಡೆದಳು; ಹಾಗಿರಲು ಮನೆ, ಧನ, ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರು, ಪ್ರಿಯರು, ದೇಹ, ಮಕ್ಕಳು, ಪ್ರಾಣ ಮತ್ತು ಹೃದಯವನ್ನೂ ನಿನ್ನಿಗಾಗಿ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿದ ವ್ರಜಭಕ್ತರಿಗೆ ನೀನು ಇನ್ನೇನು ಕೊಡಬಲ್ಲೆ?

Synonyms

• eṣām: of these
• eṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ghoṣa-nivāsinām: of the residents of the cowherd settlement
• ghoṣa-nivāsinām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghoṣa + nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; तत्पुरुषः (घोषे निवसन्ति इति)

• uta: indeed/also
• uta: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uta (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) = 'indeed/and/also'

• bhavān: you (honorific)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• kim: what?
• kim: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative particle (प्रश्नार्थक निपात)

• deva: O Lord
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• rāta: O Rāta (name)
• rāta: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; proper name (रात)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• naḥ: our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; enclitic form

• cetaḥ: mind/heart
• cetaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• viśva-phalāt: from the fruit of the whole world
• viśva-phalāt: Apādāna (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; कर्मधारयः (विश्वं फलं यस्मात्/विश्वफलम्)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tvat-aparam: other than you
• tvat-aparam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of phalam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvat + apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (त्वत्तः अपरम् = other than you)

• kutra: where
• kutra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutra (अव्यय)
• Form: Interrogative adverb (प्रश्नार्थक क्रियाविशेषण)

• api: even/at all
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) = 'even/also/at all'

• ayan: going/seeking
• ayan: Karta (कर्ता/Agent of muhyati)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (इ/ए धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; from √i 'to go'

• muhyati: becomes bewildered
• muhyati: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muh (मुह् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• sat-veṣāt: from a virtuous disguise
• sat-veṣāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause; ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat + veṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; कर्मधारयः (सद्-वेṣः = good/disguised appearance)

• iva: as if/like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Simile particle (उपमा-निपात)

• pūtanā: Pūtanā
• pūtanā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūtanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) = 'even'

• sa-kulā: together with her family
• sa-kulā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of pūtanā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (सह कुलेन)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• eva: alone/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• deva: O Lord
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• āpītā: having sucked/drunk
• āpītā: Kriyā (क्रिया; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √pā (पा धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; āpīta = 'drunk/sucked' (here: 'having drunk/sucked [you]')

• yat: which/that
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Relative connector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular (contextual)

• dhāma: abode/state
• dhāma: Karta (कर्ता; in relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• artha: wealth/goal
• artha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (as compound member)

• suhṛt: well-wisher/friend
• suhṛt: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suhṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (as compound member)

• priya: dear
• priya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (as compound member)

• ātma: self
• ātma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (as compound member)

• tanaya: son
• tanaya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (as compound member)

• prāṇa: life-breath
• prāṇa: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (as compound member)

• āśayāḥ: resting-places/refuges
• āśayāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; predicative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; in bahuvrīhi compound as predicate of dhāma

• tvat-kṛte: for your sake
• tvat-kṛte: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tvat + kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative/Locative-like indeclinable usage (हेतौ) = 'for your sake'; formed as तत्पुरुष (त्वत् + कृते)

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Pūtanā
• Vraja-vāsīs (Gokula/Vṛndāvana residents)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the greatness of the Vrajavāsīs (Vrindavan residents)?

This verse says their hearts do not seek any result apart from Kṛṣṇa Himself; for them He is everything—home, wealth, friend, beloved, self, child, life, and refuge—showing the pinnacle of exclusive devotion (ananya-bhakti).

Why does Brahmā mention Pūtanā in his prayers to Kṛṣṇa?

Brahmā highlights Kṛṣṇa’s astonishing mercy: even Pūtanā, who came with harmful intent, attained a motherly position by His acceptance—so the reward for the loving Vrajavāsīs is beyond measure.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life according to this shloka?

Make devotion single-pointed: instead of chasing many “fruits” (status, control, recognition), center life on remembrance and service to God as the primary goal and shelter.