Shloka 15

Veṇu-gīta-āhvāna and the Gopīs’ Appeal: The Opening of Rāsa-līlā

Devanagari script

कामं क्रोधं भयं स्‍नेहमैक्यं सौहृदमेव च । नित्यं हरौ विदधतो यान्ति तन्मयतां हि ते ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

kāmaṁ krodhaṁ bhayaṁ sneham aikyaṁ sauhṛdam eva ca nityaṁ harau vidadhato yānti tan-mayatāṁ hi te

Translation

കാമം, ക്രോധം, ഭയം, സ്നേഹം, ഏകതാഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സൗഹൃദം—ഇവയെല്ലാം നിത്യം ഹരിയിലേക്കു തിരിക്കുന്നവർ തീർച്ചയായും അവനിൽ തന്മയരാകുന്നു.

Synonyms

• kāmam: desire
• kāmam: Karma (कर्म/Object—what is directed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• krodham: anger
• krodham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sneham: affection
• sneham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• aikyam: oneness/identity
• aikyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aikya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sauhṛdam: friendship/goodwill
• sauhṛdam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauhṛda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: always)

• harau: in/unto Hari
• harau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative—‘in/unto Hari’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• vidadhataḥ: of those who direct/apply (their mind)
• vidadhataḥ: Karta (कर्ता—agent, in genitive construction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—शतृ (present active participle) of vi+dhā, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/प्रथमा?; here षष्ठी बहुवचन (gen.pl.) agreeing with te: ‘of those who direct/apply’

• yānti: go/attain
• yānti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• tan-mayatām: identity with Him (absorption)
• tan-mayatām: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म—goal attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + mayatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (tasya mayatā)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चय (indeed/for)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of yānti)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa is pure spiritual existence, and those who somehow or other become attached to Him, absorbed in thoughts of Him, rise to the spiritual platform. This is the absolute nature of the Lord’s personal association.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about using even lust or anger in devotion to Krishna?

This verse says that any intense emotion—lust, anger, fear, affection, oneness, or friendship—when constantly directed toward Hari leads to absorption in Him.

Why does Shukadeva Goswami describe emotions like kama and krodha in the context of Krishna’s Rasa Lila?

He is explaining the power of single-minded focus on Kṛṣṇa: in Vraja-līlā, the gopīs’ exclusive absorption exemplifies how directing the mind to Kṛṣṇa brings one to Him.

How can I apply this Bhagavatam teaching in modern life?

Whatever emotion dominates you, consciously redirect it toward God—through nāma-japa, prayer, kīrtana, and remembrance—so the mind becomes steadily absorbed in Hari.