Dashama Skandha Adhyaya 7 Shloka 24 - Srimad Bhagavatam | Tamil | Vedapath

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Shloka 24

Utthāna Ceremony, Śakaṭa-bhañga, Tṛṇāvarta-vadha, and the Vision of the Universe in Kṛṣṇa’s Mouth

Devanagari script

इति खरपवनचक्रपांशुवर्षे सुतपदवीमबलाविलक्ष्य माता । अतिकरुणमनुस्मरन्त्यशोचद् भुवि पतिता मृतवत्सका यथा गौ: ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

iti khara-pavana-cakra-pāṁśu-varṣe suta-padavīm abalāvilakṣya mātā atikaruṇam anusmaranty aśocad bhuvi patitā mṛta-vatsakā yathā gauḥ

Translation

வலிய சுழற்காற்று எழுப்பிய தூசிவீழ்ச்சியில் யசோதை தன் மகனின் சுவடையும் காணவில்லை. கன்றை இழந்த பசுவைப் போல தரையில் விழுந்து மிகக் கருணையுடன் புலம்பினாள்.

Synonyms

इतिthus

खर-पवन-चक्र-पांशु-वर्षेin the shower of dust from the fierce wind-whirl

सुत-पदवीम्the child’s track/whereabouts

अबलाthe helpless woman (Yaśodā)

अविलक्ष्यnot perceiving

माताthe mother

अतिकरुणम्very piteously

अनुस्मरन्तीremembering

अशोचत्lamented

भुविon the ground

पतिताfallen down

मृत-वत्सकाwhose calf is dead (bereft of her child)

यथाlike/as

गौःa cow

Characters & Entities

Yaśodā

Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Mother Yaśodā’s love for Kṛṣṇa during danger?

This verse shows Yaśodā’s vātsalya-bhakti: when Kṛṣṇa disappears in the dust storm, she collapses in grief, remembering Him intensely—like a cow bereft of her calf.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī compare Yaśodā to a cow whose calf has died?

To convey the depth of her maternal anguish: unable to see Kṛṣṇa’s whereabouts in the swirling dust, her sorrow becomes instinctive and overwhelming, mirroring a cow’s natural lament when separated from her young.

How can devotees apply this teaching in modern life when facing sudden crises?

In confusion and fear (like the dust storm), the verse emphasizes remembering the Lord with heartfelt intensity; turning to prayer and remembrance steadies the mind and deepens dependence on Kṛṣṇa’s protection.