Shloka 18

Devanagari script

आहूय दूरगा यद्वत् कृष्णस्तमनुवर्ततीम् । वेणुं क्‍वणन्तीं क्रीडन्तीमन्या: शंसन्ति साध्विति ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

āhūya dūra-gā yadvat kṛṣṇas tam anuvartatīm veṇuṁ kvaṇantīṁ krīḍantīm anyāḥ śaṁsanti sādhv iti

Translation

ଜଣେ ଗୋପୀ ଦୂରକୁ ଯାଇଥିବା ଗାଈମାନଙ୍କୁ କୃଷ୍ଣ ଯେପରି ଡାକନ୍ତି, ବେଣୁ ବଜାନ୍ତି ଓ କ୍ରୀଡା କରନ୍ତି—ସେହିପରି ସୁନ୍ଦର ଭାବେ ଅଭିନୟ କଲେ; ଅନ୍ୟମାନେ ‘ସାଧୁ! ସାଧୁ!’ ବୋଲି ପ୍ରଶଂସା କଲେ।

Synonyms

• āhūya: having called
• āhūya: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√hū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); अव्यय; उपसर्गः आ-

• dūra-gā: the one who went far away
• dūra-gā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūra (प्रातिपदिक) + √gam (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (गच्छतीति गा) ‘one who goes far / far-going’

• yadvat: just as
• yadvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (as/just as)

• kṛṣṇaḥ: Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचन

• anuvartatīm: following (him)
• anuvartatīm: Karma (कर्म/object; participle qualifying tām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle) with उपसर्ग अनु-; (following)

• veṇum: flute
• veṇum: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचन

• kvaṇantīm: sounding (the flute)
• kvaṇantīm: Visheshana (विशेषण; qualifying tām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kvaṇ (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle)

• krīḍantīm: playing
• krīḍantīm: Visheshana (विशेषण; qualifying tām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √krīḍ (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd); एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle)

• anyāḥ: the others (gopīs)
• anyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); बहुवचन

• śaṁsanti: praise
• śaṁsanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śaṁs (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); बहुवचन

• sādhu: well done!
• sādhu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/utterance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसावाचक (interjection/adverb: well done)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Gopīs

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s flute attracting everyone in Vraja?

This verse shows the gopīs remembering how Kṛṣṇa’s call and flute-like charm irresistibly draws beings toward Him, highlighting His unique power to attract the heart.

Why do the gopīs praise one gopī for imitating Krishna’s flute and pastimes?

In their intense separation, the gopīs reenact Kṛṣṇa’s līlā to keep His presence alive; when one gopī convincingly imitates Him, the others encourage her as a way of deepening collective remembrance.

How can viraha-bhakti (devotion in separation) be practiced in modern life?

By consciously remembering Kṛṣṇa through nāma-japa, kīrtana, and hearing His līlās—turning longing and absence into steady, affectionate meditation rather than distraction.