Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यत् पृष्टोऽहमिह त्वया । तत् कौमारे हरिकृतं पौगण्डे परिकीर्तितम् ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

etat te sarvam ākhyātaṁ yat pṛṣṭo ’ham iha tvayā tat kaumāre hari-kṛtaṁ paugaṇḍe parikīrtitam

Translation

നീ എന്നോട് ഇവിടെ ചോദിച്ചതെല്ലാം ഞാൻ നിനക്കു പൂർണ്ണമായി പറഞ്ഞു. ഭഗവാൻ ഹരി തന്റെ കൗമാര (അഞ്ചാം) വർഷത്തിൽ ചെയ്ത ലീലകൾ പൗഗണ്ഡ (ആറാം) വർഷത്തിൽ കീര്ത്തിക്കപ്പെടുകയും പ്രസിദ്ധമാകുകയും ചെയ്തു.

Synonyms

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूप; अत्र चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) अधिकयुक्त: 'to you'

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• आख्यातम्: has been explained/told
• आख्यातम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) 'आख्यात'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (has been told)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• पृष्टः: (I) was asked
• पृष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) 'पृष्ट'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'अहम्' इति समानाधिकरण

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनुवादक (that)

• कौमारे: in (His) childhood
• कौमारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• हरि-कृतम्: done by Hari
• हरि-कृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि + कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हरेः कृतम्); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त 'कृत'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पौगण्डे: in boyhood (paugaṇḍa age)
• पौगण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौगण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• परिकीर्तितम्: has been recounted/celebrated
• परिकीर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) 'परिकीर्तित'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.14.59 say about Krishna’s childhood and boyhood pastimes?

It states that the narrated events are Lord Hari’s deeds performed in His childhood (kaumāra) and celebrated as He enters boyhood (paugalṇḍa), emphasizing the devotional value of hearing these līlās.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī say he has told everything Parīkṣit asked?

He is concluding a section of narration, affirming that he has answered the king’s inquiry by recounting Kṛṣṇa’s age-specific Vraja pastimes in a complete and orderly way.

How can hearing Krishna’s līlā (as in this verse) be applied in modern life?

By regularly hearing and reflecting on Kṛṣṇa-kathā with faith, one strengthens devotion, steadies the mind, and redirects attention from anxiety toward remembrance of the Lord.