Shloka 47

Paugaṇḍa Cowherding, Tālavana, the Slaying of Dhenukāsura, and Revival from Poisoned Yamunā Water

Devanagari script

एवं स भगवान् कृष्णो वृन्दावनचर: क्‍वचित् । ययौ राममृते राजन् कालिन्दीं सखिभिर्वृत: ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ sa bhagavān kṛṣṇo vṛndāvana-caraḥ kvacit yayau rāmam ṛte rājan kālindīṁ sakhibhir vṛtaḥ

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา! ด้วยประการฉะนี้ พระผู้เป็นเจ้าศรีกฤษณะทรงเที่ยวเล่นในแคว้นวฤนทาวัน ประกอบลีลาของพระองค์ ครั้งหนึ่งทรงเสด็จไปยังแม่น้ำกาลินที (ยมุนา) โดยไม่มีพระพลราม และมีสหายเลี้ยงโคห้อมล้อม

Synonyms

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), प्रकारवाचक (manner)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वृन्दावनचरः: the wanderer in Vṛndāvana
• वृन्दावनचरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दावन (प्रातिपदिक) + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: वृन्दावन-चर (तत्पुरुष: 'one who moves in Vṛndāvana'); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्वचित्: once/at some time
• क्वचित्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'at some time/occasionally')

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• रामम्: Rāma (Balarāma)
• रामम्: वियोग/अपादान (Ablative sense with ṛte: 'without')
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ऋते: without/except
• ऋते: अपादानार्थ (Ablative-like: exclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), वर्जनार्थक (excepting/without), governs accusative

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कालिन्दीम्: to the Kālindī (Yamunā)
• कालिन्दीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of yayau)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिन्दी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सखिभिः: with friends
• सखिभिः: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: विशेषण (Adjective of kṛṣṇaḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Balarāma
• King Parīkṣit

FAQs

Why does the Srimad Bhagavatam mention Kṛṣṇa going to the Kāliṇdī (Yamunā) river?

This verse situates Kṛṣṇa’s Vṛndāvana līlā in a specific sacred setting—Yamunā (Kāliṇdī)—highlighting His intimate, humanlike pastimes with His cowherd friends that nourish devotional remembrance.

Who is speaking this verse to whom in Bhagavatam 10.15.47?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks to King Parīkṣit, narrating Kṛṣṇa’s Vṛndāvana forest pastimes and movements with Balarāma and the sakhās.

How can devotees apply the mood of this shloka in modern life?

By practicing smaraṇa—regularly remembering Kṛṣṇa in His Vṛndāvana pastimes—and seeking sādhus and devotee companionship (sakhya/saṅga) that keeps one’s mind naturally drawn to the Lord.