Shloka 28

Draupadī Meets Kṛṣṇa’s Queens — Narratives of the Lord’s Marriages and the Queens’ Bhakti

Devanagari script

तद् रङ्गमाविशमहं कलनूपुराभ्यां पद्‍भ्यां प्रगृह्य कनकोज्ज्वलरत्नमालाम् । नूत्ने निवीय परिधाय च कौशिकाग्र्‍ये सव्रीडहासवदना कवरीधृतस्रक् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

tad raṅgam āviśam ahaṁ kala-nūpurābhyāṁ padbhyāṁ pragṛhya kanakoijvala-ratna-mālām nūtne nivīya paridhāya ca kauśikāgrye sa-vrīḍa-hāsa-vadanā kavarī-dhṛta-srak

Translation

Nesse momento entrei no recinto cerimonial; os guizos dos meus tornozelos tilintavam suavemente. Eu trazia um colar fulgurante de ouro e gemas; vestia sedas novas e finíssimas, presas por um cinto. Havia um sorriso tímido em meu rosto, e uma grinalda de flores em meus cabelos.

Synonyms

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• raṅgam: arena/stage
• raṅgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• āviśam: I entered
• āviśam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-viś (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; gender not specified (common)

• kala-nūpurābhyām: with sweet anklets
• kala-nūpurābhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kala (प्रातिपदिक) + nūpura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual (द्विवचन); compound: 'sweet-sounding anklets'

• padbhyām: with (my) feet
• padbhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual (द्विवचन)

• pragṛhya: having taken/holding
• pragṛhya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-grah (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्यय; अव्ययभाव), expressing prior action

• kanakojjvala-ratna-mālām: a jewel-garland gleaming like gold
• kanakojjvala-ratna-mālām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; compound: 'garland of jewels shining like gold' (determinative)

• nūtne: in/with new (garments)
• nūtne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nūtna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; used substantively with implied 'vastra/ambara'

• nivīya: having wrapped (around)
• nivīya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-vī (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्यय; अव्ययभाव)

• paridhāya: having put on
• paridhāya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-dhā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्यय; अव्ययभाव)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• kauśikāgrye: in finest silk
• kauśikāgrye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kauśika (प्रातिपदिक) + agrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; 'in the best silk (garment)'

• sa-vrīḍa-hāsa-vadanā: with a shy-smiling face
• sa-vrīḍa-hāsa-vadanā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + vrīḍā (प्रातिपदिक) + hāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; bahuvrīhi: 'she whose face has a shy smile'

• kavarī-dhṛta-srak: with a garland fastened in her braid
• kavarī-dhṛta-srak: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kavarī (प्रातिपदिक) + dhṛta (कृदन्त; धृ-धातु, क्त) + srak (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; bahuvrīhi: 'she who has a garland held in her braid'

Purport

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī states that Śrī Lakṣmaṇā was so excited by remembering how she obtained the Supreme Lord that she forgot her natural shyness and went on to describe her own triumph.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Kṛṣṇa’s queen (speaker)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.83.28 describe?

It describes a queen of Kṛṣṇa remembering how she entered the assembly, beautifully dressed and shyly smiling, carrying a brilliant jeweled garland as she approached Kṛṣṇa in loving devotion.

Why are Krishna’s queens speaking about their past in Canto 10 Chapter 83?

At Kurukṣetra, the queens meet and share intimate remembrances of how Kṛṣṇa accepted them, revealing the personal, affectionate nature of bhakti and Kṛṣṇa’s reciprocation with His devotees.

What is the practical application of this shloka in modern life?

It teaches that devotion is not only philosophy but heartfelt offering—approaching God with sincerity, humility, and one’s best service, even in simple forms like remembrance and offering beauty and care.