Shloka 34

Uddhava Sent to Vraja: Consolation to Nanda-Yaśodā and the Gopīs’ Separation

Devanagari script

आगमिष्यत्यदीर्घेण कालेन व्रजमच्युत: । प्रियं विधास्यते पित्रोर्भगवान् सात्वतां पति: ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

āgamiṣyaty adīrgheṇa kālena vrajam acyutaḥ priyaṁ vidhāsyate pitror bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ

Translation

Acyuta Kṛṣṇa, Tuhan para bhakta, akan segera kembali ke Vraja untuk menggembirakan kedua ibu bapa-Nya.

Synonyms

• āgamiṣyati: will come
• āgamiṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• adīrgheṇa: with no long (time), soon
• adīrgheṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; qualifies kālena

• kālena: in (a) time/after time
• kālena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• vrajam: to Vraja
• vrajam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vraja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• acyutaḥ: Acyuta (Krishna)
• acyutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; proper epithet

• priyam: what is dear/pleasing (a favor)
• priyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• vidhāsyate: will do/arrange
• vidhāsyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-dhā (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada

• pitror: of (his) parents
• pitror: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन)

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• sātvatām: of the Sātvatas (Yadus/devotees)
• sātvatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sātvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural (बहुवचन)

• patiḥ: lord/master
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; apposition to bhagavān

Purport

Here Uddhava begins to deliver Lord Kṛṣṇa’s message.

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Krishna)
• Nanda
• Yashoda
• Uddhava

FAQs

Will Krishna return to Vrindavan according to Srimad Bhagavatam?

In this verse, Uddhava assures the Vraja residents that Acyuta will come to Vraja before long and fulfill what is dear to His parents.

Why did Uddhava tell Nanda and Yashoda that Krishna would come soon?

Uddhava consoles them in their intense separation by reminding them that Krishna is Bhagavān and will surely arrange what is most beloved for His parents.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It teaches steady hope and trust: in separation or difficulty, a devotee remembers that the Lord is faithful and will ultimately fulfill what is truly beneficial and dear.