Shloka 46

Kṛṣṇa Enters Mathurā: City Splendor, Devotees’ Reception, and the Washerman’s Fate

Devanagari script

भवन्तौ किल विश्वस्य जगत: कारणं परम् । अवतीर्णाविहांशेन क्षेमाय च भवाय च ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

bhavantau kila viśvasya jagataḥ kāraṇaṁ param avatīrṇāv ihāṁśena kṣemāya ca bhavāya ca

Translation

നിങ്ങൾ ഇരുവരും ഈ സമസ്ത വിശ്വജഗത്തിന്റെ പരമ കാരണമാണ്. ഈ ലോകത്തിന് ക്ഷേമവും അഭ്യുദയവും നൽകാൻ നിങ്ങൾ സ്വാംശങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ ഇവിടെ അവതരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു।

Synonyms

• भवन्तौ: you two
• भवन्तौ: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific ‘you two’)

• किल: indeed, surely
• किल: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ/खल्वर्थ

• विश्वस्य: of the universe
• विश्वस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• कारणम्: cause
• कारणम्: विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अवतीर्णौ: having descended
• अवतीर्णौ: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle) used adjectivally; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘descended’

• इह: here
• इह: अधिकरण (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अंशेन: by a portion (partial expansion)
• अंशेन: करण/हेतु (means/aspect)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• क्षेमाय: for welfare
• क्षेमाय: सम्प्रदान (Purpose/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• भवाय: for prosperity/being (well-being)
• भवाय: सम्प्रदान (Purpose/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Balarama

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.41.46 say about why Krishna and Balarama descend?

This verse says They descend (in partial manifestations) for kṣema—protection and welfare—and for bhava—prosperity and auspicious flourishing of the world.

Why do the people of Mathura glorify Krishna and Balarama as the cause of the universe?

Seeing Their extraordinary divine presence and deeds in Mathurā, the citizens recognize Them as not merely heroic princes but the supreme origin behind the cosmos, appearing for the world’s good.

How can I apply the idea of kshema (welfare) and bhava (auspicious flourishing) in modern life?

Align your actions with protection and well-being—care for others, uphold dharma, and cultivate devotion—so life becomes both safe (kṣema) and spiritually auspicious (bhava).