Shloka 36

Balarāma Humbles the Kurus and Rescues Sāmba

Devanagari script

यस्य पादयुगं साक्षाच्छ्रीरुपास्तेऽखिलेश्वरी । स नार्हति किल श्रीशो नरदेवपरिच्छदान् ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

yasya pāda-yugaṁ sākṣāc chrīr upāste ’khileśvarī sa nārhati kila śrīśo naradeva-paricchadān

Translation

അഖിലേശ്വരിയായ ലക്ഷ്മീദേവി സ്വയം ഉപാസിക്കുന്ന അവന്റെ പാദയുഗ്മം ഉള്ളപ്പോൾ—ലക്ഷ്മീപതിയായ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ ഒരു മർത്ത്യരാജന്റെ രാജോപകരണങ്ങൾക്കും അയോഗ്യനോ?

Synonyms

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: Relative pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• पाद-युगम्: pair of feet
• पाद-युगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक) + yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'pair of feet'

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākṣāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय) meaning 'directly/in person'

• श्रीः: Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• उपास्ते: worships/serves
• उपास्ते: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ās (धातु √ās/आस् with उप)
• Form: Present (लट्), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular

• अखिल-ईश्वरी: the mistress of all
• अखिल-ईश्वरी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to श्रीः: 'the sovereign of all'

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (masculine)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• अर्हति: is worthy/deserves
• अर्हति: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु √arh/अर्ह्)
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• किल: indeed/they say
• किल: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• श्री-ईशः: the Lord of Lakṣmī
• श्री-ईशः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; 'Lord of Śrī' (epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

• नरदेव-परिच्छदान्: royal insignia/retinue
• नरदेव-परिच्छदान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naradeva (प्रातिपदिक) + paricchada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; 'royal (human-king) paraphernalia/attendants'

Characters & Entities

• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Śrīśa (Lord of Lakṣmī)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s relationship with Lakshmi?

This verse states that Śrī (Lakṣmī), the supreme goddess of fortune, personally worships the Lord’s lotus feet—showing that all prosperity is under His control and offered to Him in devotion.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī say the Lord does not need gifts from kings?

Because the Lord is Śrīśa, the master of Lakṣmī; since the source of all opulence already serves Him, offerings of worldly royal paraphernalia cannot increase His greatness—though they may purify the giver.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Offer your resources with humility, but remember that God is not dependent on wealth; use prosperity as service (seva) and cultivate detachment from status and display.