Shloka 9

Ambikā-vana Śiva-pūjā; Nanda Saved from the Serpent; Śaṅkhacūḍa Slain

Devanagari script

स वै भगवत: श्रीमत्पादस्पर्शहताशुभ: । भेजे सर्पवपुर्हित्वा रूपं विद्याधरार्चितम् ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

sa vai bhagavataḥ śrīmat pāda-sparśa-hatāśubhaḥ bheje sarpa-vapur hitvā rūpaṁ vidyādharārcitam

Translation

భగవంతుని శ్రీపాదస్పర్శతో అతని పాపఫలాలు నశించాయి. అప్పుడు అతడు సర్పదేహాన్ని విడిచి, పూజనీయ విద్యాధర రూపంలో ప్రత్యక్షమయ్యాడు.

Synonyms

सःhe

वैindeed

भगवतःof the Lord

श्रीमत्glorious, auspicious

पाद-स्पर्श-हत-अशुभःwhose sin/inauspiciousness was destroyed by (the Lord’s) foot-touch

भेजेattained, assumed

सर्प-वपुःsnake-body

हित्वाhaving abandoned

रूपम्form

विद्याधर-अर्चितम्worshipped by the Vidyādharas

Purport

The words rūpaṁ vidyādharārcitam indicate that the erstwhile snake appeared in a beautiful form worshipable among the demigods called Vidyādharas. In other words, he appeared as the leader of the Vidyādharas.

Characters & Entities

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

the (cursed) Vidyādhara who had become a serpent

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the power of Krishna’s lotus feet to remove sin?

This verse states that by the touch of Bhagavān’s glorious feet, all inauspiciousness is destroyed, leading to purification and a higher spiritual state.

Who was delivered from a serpent body in Canto 10 Chapter 34, and how?

A Vidyādhara who had been cursed to take a serpent form was freed when he was touched by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s feet, after which he regained a worshipable, celestial form.

Practical application: what does “the Lord’s touch destroys inauspiciousness” mean for modern life?

It teaches that sincere connection with Kṛṣṇa—through devotion, remembrance, and worship of His lotus feet—purifies one’s character and helps one rise beyond past negativity and harmful conditioning.