Shloka 32

Nārada Sees Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Yoga-māyā in the Palaces of the Queens

Dvāra-kā-līlā

Devanagari script

पुत्राणां दुहितृणां च काले विध्युपयापनम् । दारैर्वरैस्तत्सद‍ृशै: कल्पयन्तं विभूतिभि: ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

putrāṇāṁ duhitṝṇāṁ ca kāle vidhy-upayāpanam dārair varais tat-sadṛśaiḥ kalpayantaṁ vibhūtibhiḥ

Translation

Nārada viu o Senhor Kṛṣṇa, no tempo devido, casar seus filhos e filhas com noivos e noivas adequados, e as cerimônias matrimoniais eram realizadas com grande pompa e esplendor.

Synonyms

• पुत्राणाम्: of sons
• पुत्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• दुहितॄणाम्: of daughters
• दुहितॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• काले: at the proper time
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘at the proper time’

• विधि-उपयापनम्: the proper giving in marriage (according to rite)
• विधि-उपयापनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + उपयापन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (विधिना उपयापनम् = giving/handing over according to rule)

• दारैः: with spouses (husbands)
• दारैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार (प्रातिपदिक; pluralia tantum)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• वरैः: with suitable bridegrooms
• वरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• तत्-सदृशैः: with those similar/suitable
• तत्-सदृशैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (तस्य सदृश = like that, suitable)

• कल्पयन्तम्: (him) arranging
• कल्पयन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु) → कल्पयत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विभूतिभिः: with opulences/resources
• विभूतिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

Purport

This translation is based on Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Kṛṣṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about fulfilling family duties (gṛhastha-dharma)?

This verse shows that Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himself, though Bhagavān, honored gṛhastha responsibilities—performing prescribed rites for children at the right time and arranging proper marriages—demonstrating dharma in action.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe Kṛṣṇa arranging marriages for His children in Dvārakā?

To illustrate Kṛṣṇa’s complete, exemplary conduct: He maintained worldly order through scriptural duties while remaining the Supreme Lord, thereby teaching dharma through His līlā.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Honor life-stage responsibilities thoughtfully—timely education, rites of passage, and ethical family decisions—while keeping devotion central, just as Kṛṣṇa models duty aligned with dharma.