Shloka 34

Devanagari script

रेमे तया चात्मरत आत्मारामोऽप्यखण्डित: । कामिनां दर्शयन् दैन्यं स्त्रीणां चैव दुरात्मताम् ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

reme tayā cātma-rata ātmārāmo ’py akhaṇḍitaḥ kāmināṁ darśayan dainyaṁ strīṇāṁ caiva durātmatām

Translation

พระศรีกฤษณะทรงรื่นรมย์กับโคปีนั้น ทั้งที่พระองค์ทรงยินดีในอาตมัน เป็นอาตมารามและสมบูรณ์ในพระองค์เอง แล้วทรงแสดงให้เห็นความน่าเวทนาของชายผู้หลงกาม และความกระด้างใจของสตรีผู้ใจชั่ว

Synonyms

• रेमे: he sported/enjoyed
• रेमे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• तया: with her
• तया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आत्म-रतः: delighting in himself
• आत्म-रतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive tatpuruṣa)

• आत्मारामः: the self-satisfied one
• आत्मारामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + आराम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• अखण्डितः: undisturbed/unbroken
• अखण्डितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त-निष्पन्न विशेषण (past-participial adjective)

• कामिनाम्: of lustful persons
• कामिनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• दर्शयन्: showing
• दर्शयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दैन्यम्: wretchedness
• दैन्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• दुरात्मताम्: wicked-mindedness
• दुरात्मताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरात्मता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

Purport

This verse directly refutes the superficial criticism materialistic people sometimes direct against Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes. The philosopher Aristotle claimed that ordinary activities are unworthy of God, and with this idea in mind some people declare that since the activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa resemble those of ordinary human beings, He cannot be the Absolute Truth.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna being Ātmārāma (self-satisfied) yet engaging in līlā?

This verse states that Kṛṣṇa is ātmārāma and akhaṇḍita—fully complete and unaffected—so His loving pastimes are divine līlā, not actions born of personal need or lust.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī mention the misery of the lust-driven in this verse?

While narrating Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa context, Śukadeva highlights a moral-spiritual contrast: ordinary lust makes one dependent and miserable, whereas Kṛṣṇa remains complete, using līlā to instruct conditioned souls.

Practical application: what does this verse teach about desire and relationships today?

It cautions that lust creates helpless dependence and suffering; cultivating devotion, inner contentment, and self-discipline helps transform desire into steadier, principled love.