Shloka 15

Devanagari script

दिवि भुवि च रसायां का: स्‍त्रियस्तद्दुरापा: कपटरुचिरहासभ्रूविजृम्भस्य या: स्यु: । चरणरज उपास्ते यस्य भूतिर्वयं का अपि च कृपणपक्षे ह्युत्तम:श्लोकशब्द: ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

divi bhuvi ca rasāyāṁ kāḥ striyas tad-durāpāḥ kapaṭa-rucira-hāsa-bhrū-vijṛmbhasya yāḥ syuḥ caraṇa-raja upāste yasya bhūtir vayaṁ kā api ca kṛpaṇa-pakṣe hy uttamaḥ-śloka-śabdaḥ

Translation

స్వర్గంలో, భూమిలో, పాతాళంలో—ఆయనకు అందని స్త్రీ ఎవరు? మోసపూరితమైన మధురహాసం, భ్రూవిలాసం చాలు—అందరూ వశమవుతారు. ఆయన పాదరజస్సును స్వయంగా లక్ష్మీదేవి ఆరాధిస్తుంది; అప్పుడు మా స్థానం ఏమిటి? అయినా దీనుల పక్షాన ఇది ఉంది—వారు ‘ఉత్తమశ్లోక’ నామాన్ని జపించగలరు।

Synonyms

• divi: in heaven
• divi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• bhuvi: on earth
• bhuvi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvi/bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

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

• rasāyām: in the netherworld (Rasā)
• rasāyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• kāḥ: which (women)?
• kāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; interrogative pronoun

• striyaḥ: women
• striyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• tat-durāpāḥ: for whom he is hard to attain
• tat-durāpāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + dur-āpya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st), Plural; tatpuruṣa: 'that (one) is hard to obtain'

• kapaṭa-rucira-hāsa-bhrū-vijṛmbhasya: of him whose charming smile and eyebrow-play are deceptive
• kapaṭa-rucira-hāsa-bhrū-vijṛmbhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapaṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + rucira (प्रातिपदिक) + hāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhrū (प्रातिपदिक) + vijṛmbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; multi-member tatpuruṣa describing a person: 'of (him) whose smile and eyebrow-raising are charming yet deceitful'

• yāḥ: who
• yāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; relative pronoun

• syuḥ: might be
• syuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Liṅ (लिङ्—Optative), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural, Parasmaipada

• caraṇa-rajaḥ: the dust of (his) feet
• caraṇa-rajaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + rajas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'dust of (his) feet'

• upāste: worships; attends upon
• upāste: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upās (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; relative pronoun

• bhūtiḥ: prosperity; glory
• bhūtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• kā: who (are we)?
• kā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; interrogative

• api: even; also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) expressing 'even/also'

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

• kṛpaṇa-pakṣe: on the side of the wretched
• kṛpaṇa-pakṣe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'on the side/party of the wretched'

• hi: indeed; for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) giving emphasis/causal nuance

• uttamaḥ-śloka-śabdaḥ: the name ‘Uttamaśloka’
• uttamaḥ-śloka-śabdaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक) + śloka (प्रातिपदिक) + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'the word/name “Uttamaśloka”'

Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī states that Rādhārāṇī’s speech, expressing all the feelings of a disappointed lover, indicates an intensity of love for Śrī Kṛṣṇa surpassing even that of the goddess of fortune. While all the gopīs are perfectly compatible with Śrī Kṛṣṇa in terms of their beauty, temperament and so on, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is especially so. In Her forlorn state, Rādhārāṇī indicates to Kṛṣṇa, “You are called Uttamaḥśloka because You are merciful to the wretched and fallen, but if You would be merciful to Me, then You would actually deserve this exalted name.”

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Śrī (Lakṣmī-devī)

FAQs

What is the meaning of Bhramara-gītā in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.47?

Bhramara-gītā is the gopīs’ intense speech of love-in-separation (viraha) as they remember Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness and feel the pain of His absence; this verse highlights His irresistible charm and their humble self-assessment before His greatness.

Why do the gopīs mention Lakṣmī worshiping the dust of Kṛṣṇa’s feet?

They contrast their own apparent insignificance with Lakṣmī’s exalted devotion, showing that even supreme fortune seeks Kṛṣṇa’s foot-dust—yet they still feel abandoned, intensifying the mood of separation.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It teaches humility and single-pointed longing for God: real bhakti measures itself not by status but by sincere dependence on the Lord’s mercy and remembrance of His lotus feet.