Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 12

Devas in Dvārakā, Brahmā’s Petition, and Uddhava’s Appeal

Prabhāsa Departure Set-Up

Devanagari script

पर्युष्टया तव विभो वनमालयेयं संस्पार्धिनी भगवती प्रतिपत्नीवच्छ्री: । य: सुप्रणीतममुयार्हणमाददन्नो भूयात् सदाङ्‍‍घ्रिरशुभाशयधूमकेतु: ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

paryuṣṭayā tava vibho vana-mālayeyaṁ saṁspārdhinī bhagavatī pratipatnī-vac chrīḥ yaḥ su-praṇītam amuyārhaṇam ādadan no bhūyāt sadāṅghrir aśubhāśaya-dhūmaketuḥ

Translation

హే విభూ, మేము మీ వక్షస్థలంపై ఉంచిన వాడిపోయిన వనమాలనూ మీరు స్వీకరించారు—ఇది మీ కరుణ. మీ దివ్య వక్షస్థలంలో శ్రీలక్ష్మీ నిత్యనివాసం చేస్తుంది; అక్కడ మా అర్పణను చూసి ఆమె ఈర్ష్యగల సహపత్నిలా కలత చెందవచ్చు. అయినా మీరు దయామయుడై, నిత్యసహచరి లక్ష్మీని తృణీకరించినట్లుగా చేసి, మా అర్పణను ఉత్తమ ఆరాధనగా స్వీకరిస్తారు. కృపానిధీ, మీ పాదాలు ఎల్లప్పుడూ మా హృదయంలోని అశుభ వాసనలను భస్మం చేసే అగ్నిశిఖలా ఉండుగాక.

Synonyms

• paryuṣṭayā: by (that) long-worn/remaining
• paryuṣṭayā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paryuṣṭā (कृदन्त; √vas निवासे with pari; ‘having stayed/aged’)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• vibho: O all-pervading Lord
• vibho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन

• vana-mālayā: with the forest garland
• vana-mālayā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana + mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘forest-garland’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• iyam: this
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saṁspārdhinī: rivaling
• saṁspārdhinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṁspārdhinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhagavatī: glorious, divine
• bhagavatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagavatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pratipatnī-vat: like a co-wife
• pratipatnī-vat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Comparative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pratipatnī + vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (comparative indeclinable: like/as)

• śrīḥ: Lakṣmī; splendor
• śrīḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• su-praṇītam: well-presented
• su-praṇītam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + praṇīta (कृदन्त; √nī नेयने with pra)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive: ‘well-offered/well-led’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• amuyā: by that (lady)
• amuyā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• arhaṇam: honoring worship, offering
• arhaṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arhaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ādadan: accepting
• ādadan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा; धातु) with ā- (आदद्)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• naḥ: for us
• naḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, बहुवचन

• bhūyāt: may become / may be
• bhūyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू; धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालार्थक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

• aṅghriḥ: foot
• aṅghriḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅghri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• aśubha-āśaya-dhūmaketuḥ: the comet for impure desires (dispeller)
• aśubha-āśaya-dhūmaketuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśubha + āśaya + dhūmaketu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā (9.26) it is stated:

Characters & Entities

• Uddhava
• Sri Krishna
• Sri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the power of Krishna’s remnants (prasada)?

This verse teaches that accepting what has been offered to and touched by Krishna—here, His forest garland—awakens steady devotion to His lotus feet and helps burn up impure desires in the heart.

Why does Uddhava compare Krishna’s garland to Lakshmi like a co-wife?

Uddhava poetically says the garland becomes so blessed and radiant by resting on Krishna that it seems to rival even Śrī (Lakṣmī) in fortune—expressing the incomparable glory of anything connected to the Lord.

How can this teaching be applied in modern devotional life?

Honor and receive Krishna-prasada and anything offered in devotion with reverence; this practice steadily redirects the mind toward Krishna and weakens unhealthy cravings and negative intentions.