Shloka 24

Indra’s Prayers and the Coronation of Śrī Kṛṣṇa as Govinda

Govindābhiṣeka

Devanagari script

तत्रागतास्तुम्बुरुनारदादयोगन्धर्वविद्याधरसिद्धचारणा: । जगुर्यशो लोकमलापहं हरे:सुराङ्गना: सन्ननृतुर्मुदान्विता: ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

tatrāgatās tumburu-nāradādayo gandharva-vidyādhara-siddha-cāraṇāḥ jagur yaśo loka-malāpahaṁ hareḥ surāṅganāḥ sannanṛtur mudānvitāḥ

Translation

ที่นั่น ตุมบุรุ นารท และคันธรรพอื่น ๆ พร้อมด้วยวิทยาธร สิทธะ และจารณะ ได้มาขับร้องพระเกียรติของพระหริผู้ชำระโลกให้บริสุทธิ์ และเหล่าเทวีผู้เป็นชายาของเทพทั้งหลายก็ร่ายรำด้วยความปีติถวายเกียรติแด่พระองค์

Synonyms

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• आगताः: arrived
• आगताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘आगताः’ = having come/arrived

• तुम्बुरु-नारद-आदयः: Tumburu, Nārada and others
• तुम्बुरु-नारद-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुम्बुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + नारद (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (आदि-समासः: तुम्बुरुनारदौ आदिः येषां ते)

• गन्धर्व-विद्याधर-सिद्ध-चारणाः: Gandharvas, Vidyādharas, Siddhas, and Cāraṇas
• गन्धर्व-विद्याधर-सिद्ध-चारणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (समाहार/इतरेतर: गन्धर्वाश्च विद्याधराश्च सिद्धाश्च चारणाश्च)

• जगुः: sang
• जगुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• यशः: glory
• यशः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• लोक-मल-अपहम्: removing the impurity of the world
• लोक-मल-अपहम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + मल (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘यशः’ इति; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: लोकस्य मलम् अपहन्ति इति)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• सुर-अङ्गनाः: the celestial women
• सुर-अङ्गनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सुराणाम् अङ्गनाः)

• सन्ननृतुः: danced
• सन्ननृतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• मुदा-अन्विताः: endowed with joy
• मुदा-अन्विताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ + अनु, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणं ‘सुराङ्गनाः’ इति; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः: मुदया अन्विताः)

Characters & Entities

• Tumburu
• Nārada
• Hari (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about how chanting Krishna’s glories purifies the world?

This verse states that Lord Hari’s fame is “loka-malāpaham”—it removes the world’s impurity—so the sages and celestial beings sing His glories as a purifying act.

Why do Nārada and the Gandharvas appear and sing in Krishna’s pastimes?

They appear to celebrate and broadcast Krishna’s divine victory and mercy; as celestial devotees and bards, they naturally respond to His līlā by kīrtana and praise.

Practical application: how can I use this verse in modern devotional life?

Make kīrtana and hearing Krishna-kathā central—regularly sing and listen to Hari’s glories, trusting their cleansing effect on the heart and the surrounding atmosphere.