Shloka 18

The Disappearance of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the Aftermath in Dvārakā

Devanagari script

देवकी रोहिणी चैव वसुदेवस्तथा सुतौ । कृष्णरामावपश्यन्त: शोकार्ता विजहु: स्मृतिम् ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

devakī rohiṇī caiva vasudevas tathā sutau kṛṣṇa-rāmāv apaśyantaḥ śokārtā vijahuḥ smṛtim

Translation

ဒေဝကီ၊ ရိုဟိဏီနှင့် ဝသုဒေဝတို့သည် မိမိတို့၏ သားတော်များဖြစ်သော သခင် ကൃഷ്ണနှင့် ဘလရာမကို မတွေ့သဖြင့် ဝမ်းနည်းပူဆွေးကာ သတိလစ်သွားကြလေ၏။

Synonyms

• देवकी: Devakī
• देवकी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रोहिणी: Rohiṇī
• रोहिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (निपात) emphasis

• वसुदेवः: Vasudeva
• वसुदेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb/particle

• सुतौ: the two sons
• सुतौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• कृष्णरामौ: Kṛṣṇa and Rāma
• कृष्णरामौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• अपश्यन्तः: not seeing (them)
• अपश्यन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘seeing/not seeing’ in context with object

• शोकआर्ताः: afflicted with grief
• शोकआर्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शोकेन आर्ताः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विजहुः: they abandoned/lost
• विजहुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-हा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• स्मृतिम्: memory, consciousness
• स्मृतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Purport

According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, the original Devakī, Rohiṇī and other ladies of Dvārakā actually remained in Dvārakā, invisible to the eyes of the material world, whereas the demigods who represented partial aspects of Devakī, Rohiṇī and so on went to Prabhāsa to see their dead relatives.

Characters & Entities

• Devakī
• Rohiṇī
• Vasudeva
• Kṛṣṇa
• Balarāma

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s disappearance and the grief of His family?

In Canto 11, Chapter 31, Devakī, Rohiṇī, Vasudeva and their sons become grief-stricken when they cannot see Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, showing the intense pain of separation (viraha) felt by devotees and relatives at the Lord’s departure.

Why were Devakī and Vasudeva overwhelmed when they could not see Krishna and Balarama?

Because Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were the very life and shelter of the Yadu elders; when they were no longer visible, the shock of separation made them lose steadiness and even ordinary recollection.

Practical application of viraha (separation) bhakti in modern life?

This verse teaches that sincere love naturally longs for the Lord’s presence; in practice, one can transform feelings of absence into deeper remembrance through chanting, hearing, and regular devotional routine.