Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 11

Kṛṣṇa Comforts His Parents, Restores Ugrasena, Studies with Sāndīpani, and Returns the Guru’s Son

Devanagari script

सिञ्चन्तावश्रुधाराभि: स्‍नेहपाशेन चावृतौ । न किञ्चिदूचतू राजन्बाष्पकण्ठौ विमोहितौ ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

siñcantāv aśru-dhārābhiḥ sneha-pāśena cāvṛtau na kiñcid ūcatū rājan bāṣpa-kaṇṭhau vimohitau

Translation

ಸ್ನೇಹಪಾಶದಿಂದ ಆವರಿತರಾಗಿ ಅವರು ಕಣ್ಣೀರಿನ ಧಾರೆಯಿಂದ ಪ್ರಭುವನ್ನು ತೋಯಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಓ ರಾಜನೇ, ಅವರು ಮರುಳಾಗಿ, ಕಣ್ಣೀರಿನಿಂದ ಗಂಟಲು ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡು ಏನೂ ಹೇಳಲಾರದೆ ಹೋದರು.

Synonyms

• siñcantau: (the two) pouring/sprinkling
• siñcantau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sic (धातु) > siñcant (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Dual; agreeing with the two (parents)

• aśru-dhārābhiḥ: with streams of tears
• aśru-dhārābhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśru-dhārā (प्रातिपदिक); aśru (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural; tatpuruṣa = 'streams of tears'

• sneha-pāśena: by the bond of affection
• sneha-pāśena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sneha-pāśa (प्रातिपदिक); sneha (प्रातिपदिक) + pāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; 'bond/rope of affection'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• āvṛtau: covered/overwhelmed
• āvṛtau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√vṛ (धातु) > āvṛta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Dual; 'covered/overwhelmed'

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• kiñcit: anything
• kiñcit: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiñcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; indefinite pronoun

• ūcatuḥ: they spoke
• ūcatuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Dual, Parasmaipada

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• bāṣpa-kaṇṭhau: with tear-choked throats
• bāṣpa-kaṇṭhau: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāṣpa-kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक); bāṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual; karmadhāraya = 'throat choked with tears'

• vimohitau: utterly bewildered
• vimohitau: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√muh (धातु) > vimohita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit Mahārāja
• Nanda Mahārāja
• Yaśodā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about parental love (vātsalya-bhakti) for Krishna?

This verse portrays vātsalya-bhakti as so powerful that Nanda and Yaśodā are ‘bound’ by affection and cannot even speak, overwhelmed by tears and emotion.

Why were Nanda and Yaśodā unable to speak in Bhagavatam 10.45?

They were overcome by intense affection and separation-grief for Kṛṣṇa, their throats choked with tears, leaving them stunned and speechless.

Practical application of this shloka’s teaching in modern life?

It highlights the depth of sincere love: devotion is not merely intellectual—real bhakti softens the heart, making one humble, emotionally honest, and deeply connected to the Divine.