Shloka 35

Gokula’s Wonder, Kṛṣṇa’s Bhakta-vaśyatā, the Move to Vṛndāvana, and the Slaying of Vatsāsura and Bakāsura

Devanagari script

वृन्दावनं सम्प्रविश्य सर्वकालसुखावहम् । तत्र चक्रुर्व्रजावासं शकटैरर्धचन्द्रवत् ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

vṛndāvanaṁ sampraviśya sarva-kāla-sukhāvaham tatra cakrur vrajāvāsaṁ śakaṭair ardha-candravat

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ അവർ എല്ലാ കാലത്തും സുഖം പകരുന്ന വൃന്ദാവനത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ചു. അവിടെ കാളവണ്ടികളെ അർദ്ധചന്ദ്രാകൃതിയിൽ നിരത്തി വ്രജവാസത്തിനായി താൽക്കാലിക താമസസ്ഥലം ഒരുക്കി.

Synonyms

• वृन्दावनम्: Vṛndāvana
• वृन्दावनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सम्प्रविश्य: having entered
• सम्प्रविश्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-√विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund) ‘having entered’; absolutive from √विश् with उपसर्ग सम्+प्र

• सर्व-काल-सुख-आवहम्: bringing happiness at all times
• सर्व-काल-सुख-आवहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (आ-√वह् धातु-निष्पन्न प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सर्वकाले सुखम् आवहति इति); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (वृन्दावनम् इति विशेषण)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशे (locative adverb: ‘there’)

• चक्रुः: they made
• चक्रुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Parasmaipada

• व्रज-आवासम्: a settlement/camp of Vraja
• व्रज-आवासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (प्रातिपदिक) + आवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (व्रजस्य आवासः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शकटैः: with carts
• शकटैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अर्ध-चन्द्रवत्: like a half-moon
• अर्ध-चन्द्रवत्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमानार्थे (indeclinable adverbial ‘like’)

Purport

As stated in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa:

Characters & Entities

• Vraja-vāsīs (residents of Vraja)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Vrindavan being a place of constant happiness?

This verse describes Vṛndāvana as “sarva-kāla-sukhāvaha”—a dhāma that bestows happiness at all times—highlighting its spiritually auspicious nature for Kṛṣṇa’s līlā and for devotees.

Why did the Vraja residents arrange their wagons in a half-moon shape?

In the narrative, the Vraja-vāsīs set up their camp by placing wagons in a protective half-moon formation, creating an organized settlement as they entered and stayed in Vṛndāvana.

Practical application of this verse in modern life?

Create “Vṛndāvana-like” spaces and routines by organizing life around devotion—regular sādhana, good association, and a protected environment—so that inner joy becomes steady rather than occasional.