Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 45

Kṛṣṇa Comforts His Parents, Restores Ugrasena, Studies with Sāndīpani, and Returns the Guru’s Son

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच गुरुपुत्रमिहानीतं निजकर्मनिबन्धनम् । आनयस्व महाराज मच्छासनपुरस्कृत: ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-bhagavān uvāca guru-putram ihānītaṁ nija-karma-nibandhanam ānayasva mahā-rāja mac-chāsana-puraskṛtaḥ

Translation

သီရိဘဂဝန်က မိန့်တော်မူသည်— “သူ၏ ကမ္မဘంధနကြောင့် ငါ့ဂုရု၏ သားကို ဤနေရာသို့ ခေါ်ဆောင်လာခဲ့သည်။ အို မဟာရာဇာ၊ ငါ၏ အမိန့်ကို လိုက်နာ၍ ဤကလေးကို ချက်ချင်း ငါ့ထံသို့ ခေါ်လာပါ။”

Synonyms

• श्री-भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• श्री-भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + भगवान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—श्रीमान् भगवान् (कर्मधारयः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• गुरु-पुत्रम्: the teacher’s son
• गुरु-पुत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—गुरोः पुत्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• इह: here
• इह: Deśādhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• आनीतम्: brought
• आनीतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘brought’—गुरुपुत्रम् इति विशेषणम्

• निज-कर्म-निबन्धनम्: bound by his own karma
• निज-कर्म-निबन्धनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + निबन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—निजं कर्म निबन्धनं यस्य/यत् (बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; कर्म-निबन्धन = कर्मणः निबन्धनम् षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; निज- इति उपपद-विशेषण)

• आनयस्व: bring (him)
• आनयस्व: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• महा-राज: O great king
• महा-राज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन; समासः—महान् राजा (कर्मधारयः)

• मत्-शासन-पुरस्कृतः: acting under my command
• मत्-शासन-पुरस्कृतः: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + शासन (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरस्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—मत्-शासनम् पुरस्कृत्य/पुरस्कृतः (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः; ‘having my command in front/acting under my order’)

Characters & Entities

• Lord Kṛṣṇa
• Mahārāja (King of the realm addressed)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about karma in Krishna’s pastimes?

This verse states that the guru’s son was brought there due to the binding force of his own karma, even as Kṛṣṇa directs his retrieval—showing karma’s operation under the Lord’s supreme control.

Why did Krishna say “bring the guru’s son here” to a king?

Kṛṣṇa issues a direct command to the addressed king, emphasizing that the act should be done with His order foremost—highlighting divine authority and the priority of serving the guru’s cause.

How can I apply “placing Krishna’s command first” in modern life?

Make spiritual principles and guru-guidance your priority in decisions—acting with integrity, duty, and devotion rather than impulse—so actions align with dharma and bhakti.