Shloka 33

Uddhava Sent to Vraja: Consolation to Nanda-Yaśodā and the Gopīs’ Separation

Devanagari script

यस्मिन् जन: प्राणवियोगकाले क्षणं समावेश्य मनोऽविशुद्धम् । निर्हृत्य कर्माशयमाशु याति परां गतिं ब्रह्ममयोऽर्कवर्ण: ॥ ३२ ॥ तस्मिन् भवन्तावखिलात्महेतौ नारायणे कारणमर्त्यमूर्तौ । भावं विधत्तां नितरां महात्मन् किं वावशिष्टं युवयो: सुकृत्यम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

yasmin janaḥ prāṇa-viyoga-kāle kṣanaṁ samāveśya mano ’viśuddham nirhṛtya karmāśayam āśu yāti parāṁ gatiṁ brahma-mayo ’rka-varṇaḥ

Translation

ຜູ້ໃດໃນຍາມສິ້ນລົມ ແມ່ນແຕ່ຊົ່ວຂະນະດຽວ ນໍາໃຈໄປຕັ້ງໄວ້ໃນພຣະອົງຜູ້ເປັນພຣະພຣະຫມັນ ແລະສະຫວ່າງດັ່ງດວງອາທິດ ຈະເຜົາລ້າງຮ່ອງຮອຍກຳ ແລະໄດ້ຮັບປະລະມະຄະຕິໂດຍທັນທີໃນຮູບວິນຍານອັນບໍລິສຸດ. ທ່ານທັງສອງໄດ້ຖວາຍບັກຕິເສວາອັນຍິ່ງໃຫ້ແກ່ນາຣາຍະນະ ຜູ້ເປັນອາດມັນແຫ່ງສັດທັງປວງ ແລະເຫດແຫ່ງສັບພະສິ່ງ ຜູ້ປາກົດເປັນຮູບມະນຸດ; ຍັງຈະຕ້ອງມີບຸນໃດອີກ?

Synonyms

• yasmin: in which/wherein
• yasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• janaḥ: a person
• janaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• prāṇa-viyoga-kāle: at the time of separation from life-breath
• prāṇa-viyoga-kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + viyoga (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘प्राणानां वियोगः’ + तत्पुरुष: ‘वियोगस्य कालः’

• kṣaṇam: for a moment
• kṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• samāveśya: having absorbed/fixed
• samāveśya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-viś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having fixed/absorbed’

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• aviśuddham: impure
• aviśuddham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-viśuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; adjective qualifying manaḥ

• nirhṛtya: having removed
• nirhṛtya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having removed/taken out’

• karmāśayam: the latent stock of karma
• karmāśayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक) + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘कर्मणः आशयः’ (store/latent deposit of karma)

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• yāti: goes
• yāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• parām: supreme
• parām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifies gatim

• gatim: destination
• gatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• brahma-mayaḥ: made of Brahman
• brahma-mayaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘ब्रह्मणः मयः’ = consisting of Brahman

• arka-varṇaḥ: having the color of the sun
• arka-varṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘अर्कस्य वर्णः’ = sun-colored

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa (the Supreme Lord)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about remembering the Lord at the time of death?

This verse teaches that even a moment of absorption in the Lord at death can uproot the stored karmic impressions and grant the supreme destination.

Who is being glorified as ‘brahma-maya’ and ‘arka-varṇa’ in this verse?

The Supreme Lord—radiant like the sun and identical with Brahman—is being praised as the ultimate refuge who liberates the soul.

Practical application: how can I cultivate this remembrance in modern life?

Practice daily nāma-japa, hear Bhagavatam regularly, and train the mind to return to the Lord in stress—so remembrance becomes natural at life’s final moment.