Shloka 34

Rāsa-līlā Begins; Divine Multiplication; Moral Doubt and Its Resolution

Devanagari script

यत्पादपङ्कजपरागनिषेवतृप्ता योगप्रभावविधुताखिलकर्मबन्धा: । स्वैरं चरन्ति मुनयोऽपि न नह्यमाना- स्तस्येच्छयात्तवपुष: कुत एव बन्ध: ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

yat-pāda-paṅkaja-parāga-niṣeva-tṛptā yoga-prabhāva-vidhutākhila-karma-bandhāḥ svairaṁ caranti munayo ’pi na nahyamānās tasyecchayātta-vapuṣaḥ kuta eva bandhaḥ

Translation

ผู้ภักดีที่อิ่มเอมด้วยการรับใช้ธุลีจากดอกบัวแห่งพระบาทของพระผู้เป็นเจ้า ย่อมไม่ถูกกรรมผูกมัด; แม้ฤๅษีผู้มีปัญญาซึ่งด้วยอานุภาพแห่งโยคะสลัดพันธนาการแห่งกรรมทั้งปวง ก็ยังดำเนินอย่างเสรี. แล้วพระองค์ผู้ทรงรับรูปทิพย์ตามพระประสงค์อันหวานชื่น จะมีพันธะได้อย่างไร?

Synonyms

• yat: whose
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; relative pronoun used as qualifier of pāda- ("whose")

• pāda: feet
• pāda: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; in compound context with yat-

• paṅkaja: lotus
• paṅkaja: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṅkaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; member of compound pāda-paṅkaja (lotus-feet)

• parāga: pollen/dust
• parāga: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; member of compound (pollen/dust)

• niṣeva: by service
• niṣeva: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ni-√sev (धातु) + a (प्रातिपदिक/भाव)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; in compound as means: "by service/attendance"

• tṛptāḥ: satisfied
• tṛptāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛpta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √tṛp तृप्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; past passive participle; qualifies munayaḥ

• yoga: by yoga
• yoga: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; member of compound yoga-prabhāva (by yogic power)

• prabhāva: power/effect
• prabhāva: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; with yoga- forming tatpuruṣa

• vidhuta: shaken off
• vidhuta: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√dhū (धातु) + ta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; past passive participle; qualifies munayaḥ; "shaken off"

• akhila: all
• akhila: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; qualifier within compound (all)

• karma: action/karma
• karma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; member of compound karma-bandha

• bandhāḥ: bonds
• bandhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; in compound akhila-karma-bandha (bond of all karma)

• svairam: freely
• svairam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svaira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• caranti: they move/wander
• caranti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

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

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• nahyamānāḥ: being bound
• nahyamānāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √nah (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; Present passive participle (शानच्/मान) in passive sense: "being bound"; with na = "not being bound"

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; refers to Bhagavān

• icchayā: by (his) will
• icchayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• ātta: assumed/taken
• ātta: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√dā (धातु) + ta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; past passive participle; qualifies vapuṣaḥ: "assumed"

• vapuṣaḥ: of the body/form
• vapuṣaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vapus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; "of the body/form"

• kutaḥ: how/whence
• kutaḥ: Hetu/Prashna (हेतु/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative adverb (प्रश्नाव्यय): "whence/how"

• eva: indeed/at all
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• bandhaḥ: bondage
• bandhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; rhetorical question

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• munayaḥ (the sages)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna being beyond karma?

This verse explains that even liberated sages become free from karma by devotion to His lotus feet; therefore Krishna, who assumes a form only by His own will, can never be bound by karma.

Why does Shukadeva Goswami emphasize freedom from bondage during the Rasa Lila chapter?

Because the Rāsa-līlā can be misunderstood materially, Śukadeva clarifies that Krishna’s deeds are transcendental and that true contact with Him liberates rather than entangles.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life to reduce anxiety and attachment?

Shift focus from results-driven action to devotional remembrance and service—regularly honoring Krishna (chanting, prayer, study, seva) loosens karmic attachment and brings inner freedom.