Shloka 3

Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma’s Forest Games and the Slaying of Pralamba

Devanagari script

स च वृन्दावनगुणैर्वसन्त इव लक्षित: । यत्रास्ते भगवान् साक्षाद् रामेण सह केशव: ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

sa ca vṛndāvana-guṇair vasanta iva lakṣitaḥ yatrāste bhagavān sākṣād rāmeṇa saha keśavaḥ

Translation

ତଥାପି ଯେଉଁଠି ରାମଙ୍କ ସହ ସାକ୍ଷାତ୍ ଭଗବାନ କେଶବ ବୃନ୍ଦାବନରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ଥିଲେ, ସେଠି ଗ୍ରୀଷ୍ମ ମଧ୍ୟ ବୃନ୍ଦାବନଗୁଣରେ ବସନ୍ତ ପରି ଲକ୍ଷିତ ହେଲା; ଏହି ହେଉଛି ବୃନ୍ଦାବନର ବିଶେଷତା।

Synonyms

• सः: he/that (season)
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• वृन्दावन-गुणैः: by the qualities of Vṛndāvana
• वृन्दावन-गुणैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दावन (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वृन्दावनस्य गुणाः)

• वसन्तः: spring
• वसन्तः: उपमान (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: उपमा (Simile marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• लक्षितः: was characterized
• लक्षितः: क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातुः—लक्ष् (to mark/characterize)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: अधिकरण (Location marker/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• आस्ते: dwells/is present
• आस्ते: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—आस् (to sit/dwell)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: प्रकार (Adverbial/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• रामेण: with Rāma (Balarāma)
• रामेण: सहकारक (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/करण), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सह (Accompaniment marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition-like particle)

• केशवः: Keśava
• केशवः: कर्ता (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (भगवतः)

Characters & Entities

• Vṛndāvana
• Keśava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Rāma (Balarāma)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the glory of Vṛndāvana?

This verse says Vṛndāvana is recognized by its unique divine qualities—like spring itself—because the Supreme Lord Keśava personally resides there with Balarāma.

Why is Kṛṣṇa called Keśava in this verse?

Keśava is a sacred name of Kṛṣṇa used in the Bhāgavatam to indicate the Supreme Lord’s personal presence; here it emphasizes that Bhagavān Himself is dwelling in Vṛndāvana.

Practical application: how can devotees relate to Vṛndāvana today?

By remembering that a place becomes spiritually vibrant through the Lord’s presence, one can cultivate devotion by hearing and chanting Kṛṣṇa’s Vṛndāvana līlās and keeping one’s home and heart centered on bhakti.