Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ततो मुनिगणा: सर्वे विस्मिता: कृष्णसंनिधौ । नेत्रै: पद्मदलप्रख्यैरपश्यंस्त जनार्दनम्‌,यह सुनकर भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णके समीप बैठे हुए सभी ऋषियोंको बड़ा विस्मय हुआ। वे कमलदलके समान खिले हुए नेत्रोंसे उनकी ओर देखने लगे

Transliteration

tato munigaṇāḥ sarve vismitāḥ kṛṣṇasaṃnidhau | netraiḥ padmadalaprakhyair apaśyaṃs taṃ janārdanam ||

Translation

Kemudian semua para resi yang berhimpun, duduk di hadapan Kṛṣṇa, dipenuhi rasa takjub. Dengan mata yang mekar laksana kelopak teratai, mereka memandang Janārdana—tanda kehairanan yang penuh hormat terhadap Yang Ilahi yang dekat dan menggetarkan hati.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

मुनिगणाःgroups of sages

सर्वेall

विस्मिताःastonished

कृष्णसन्निधौin the presence of Krishna

नेत्रैःwith (their) eyes

पद्मदलप्रख्यैःlike lotus-petals (i.e., lotus-petal-like)

अपश्यन्they saw / looked at

तत्him, that one

जनार्दनम्Janardana (Krishna)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

munigaṇa (sages)

Kṛṣṇa

Janārdana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical-religious mood that arises in the proximity of the divine: true spiritual authority (the sages) responds not with argument but with reverent wonder, suggesting that dharma is ultimately grounded in direct recognition of the sacred and in humility before it.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva describes how the gathered sages, sitting near Kṛṣṇa, become amazed and fix their lotus-like, fully opened eyes upon Janārdana, emphasizing a moment of collective awe in Kṛṣṇa’s presence.