Shloka 23

Devanagari script

अहं यूयमसावार्य इमे च द्वारकौकस: । सर्वेऽप्येवं यदुश्रेष्ठ विमृग्या: सचराचरम् ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

ahaṁ yūyam asāv ārya ime ca dvārakāukasaḥ sarve ’py evaṁ yadu-śreṣṭha vimṛgyāḥ sa-carācaram

Translation

ഹേ യദുശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, ഞാൻ മാത്രമല്ല—നിങ്ങളും, എന്റെ ആദരണീയ സഹോദരനും, ഈ ദ്വാരകാവാസികളും—എല്ലാവരെയും ഇതേ തത്ത്വദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ കാണണം. സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നതും അചലവുമായ എല്ലാം ഇതിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തണം.

Synonyms

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yūyam: you (all)
• yūyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• asau: that person/he
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• ārya: O noble one
• ārya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• ime: these
• ime: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• dvārakā-okasaḥ: dwellers of Dvārakā
• dvārakā-okasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक) + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘द्वारकायाः ओकसः’ = dwellers of Dvārakā

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि = even/also)

• evam: thus, in this way
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय)

• yadu-śreṣṭha: O best of the Yadus
• yadu-śreṣṭha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadu (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘यदूनां श्रेष्ठः’

• vimṛgyāḥ: to be sought/investigated
• vimṛgyāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛg (धातु) + vi- + ya (यत्/ण्यत्) → mṛgya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; gerundive (ण्यत्/यत्) = ‘to be sought/inquired into’

• sa-carācaram: along with all moving and nonmoving (beings)
• sa-carācaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + cara (प्रातिपदिक) + acara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva used adverbially: ‘चराचर सहितम्’ = together with moving and non-moving beings; functioning as scope/complement

Purport

To protect His parents’ intimate relationship with Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa stresses the oneness of all existence in this statement to His father, Vasudeva. Vasudeva had been reminded of his sons’ greatness by hearing the sages gathered at Kurukṣetra. But his sense of awe was ruining his intimate parental relationship with Kṛṣṇa, and therefore Kṛṣṇa wanted to dispel it.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Yaduśreṣṭha (best of the Yadus)
• Dvāra-kaukasaḥ (residents of Dvārakā)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.85.23 mean by 'sought after by all moving and nonmoving beings'?

It indicates that those connected with Śrī Kṛṣṇa—He Himself, His associates, and the Dvārakā residents—become objects of universal seeking, because divine association is rare and spiritually potent.

Why does Krishna say 'I, you all, and the Dvaraka residents are sought after'?

In this section of Canto 10, Kṛṣṇa highlights the extraordinary spiritual significance of His presence and His devotees, emphasizing how association with Him becomes precious to the entire creation.

How can a modern devotee apply the teaching of Bhagavatam 10.85.23?

By valuing saintly association and Krishna-centered community (satsaṅga), and by cultivating devotion so one’s life becomes spiritually meaningful and beneficial to others.