Shloka 10

Akrūra’s Journey to Vraja and His Devotional Vision of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma

Devanagari script

अप्यद्य विष्णोर्मनुजत्वमीयुषो भारावताराय भुवो निजेच्छया । लावण्यधाम्नो भवितोपलम्भनं मह्यं न न स्यात् फलमञ्जसा द‍ृश: ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

apy adya viṣṇor manujatvam īyuṣo bhārāvatārāya bhuvo nijecchayā lāvaṇya-dhāmno bhavitopalambhanaṁ mahyaṁ na na syāt phalam añjasā dṛśaḥ

Translation

วันนี้ข้าพเจ้าจะได้เฝ้าพระวิษณุผู้เป็นปรเมศวร แหล่งรวมความงามทั้งปวง ผู้ทรงรับรูปมนุษย์ด้วยพระประสงค์อันอ่อนหวานเพื่อปลดเปลื้องภาระแห่งแผ่นดิน; ดังนั้นดวงตาของข้าพเจ้าจักบรรลุผลสมบูรณ์แน่นอน

Synonyms

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

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• विष्णोः: of Vishnu
• विष्णोः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• मनुजत्वम्: human-ness / being a man
• मनुजत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुजत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ईयुषः: who has assumed/come to
• ईयुषः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इ (धातु) + क्त्वसु/क्वसु (कृदन्त: perfect active participle)
• Form: क्वसु-कृदन्त (past/perfect participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विष्णोः विशेषणम्

• भार: burden
• भार: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समास-पूर्वपद (stem)

• अवताराय: for (the purpose of) relieving the burden
• अवताराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवतार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः: भार-अवताराय (‘for the descent to remove the burden’)

• भुवः: of the earth
• भुवः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• निज: own
• निज: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-पूर्वपद (stem)

• इच्छया: by (his) own will
• इच्छया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समासः: निज-इच्छया (‘by his own will’)

• लावण्य: beauty
• लावण्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लावण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समास-पूर्वपद (stem)

• धाम्नः: of the abode of beauty
• धाम्नः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासः: लावण्य-धाम्नः (‘of the abode/source of beauty’)

• भवितृ: that which will be / future
• भवितृ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भू (धातु) + तृच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तृच्-कृदन्त (agent noun), समास-पूर्वपद (stem)

• उपलम्भनम्: attainment / realization
• उपलम्भनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपलम्भन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः: भवितृ-उपलम्भनम् (‘attainment/realization that will occur’)

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• न: not (at all)
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनर्निषेध (repeated negation for emphasis)

• स्यात्: may be / would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अञ्जसा: easily
• अञ्जसा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अञ्जसा (अव्यय/तृतीया-रूप)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: ‘easily/straightaway’)

• दृशः: of (my) sight/seeing
• दृशः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृश् (प्रातिपदिक: दृश्/दृष्टि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna appearing in human form (manujatva)?

This verse states that Lord Viṣṇu willingly assumes a human-like form to accomplish His divine purpose—especially to relieve the earth’s burden—while remaining fully the Supreme Lord.

Why did Akrura pray like this before meeting Krishna?

As Akrūra traveled to Vṛndāvana to bring Kṛṣṇa to Mathurā, his heart overflowed with devotion and longing for darśana, so he expressed faith that his eyes would finally gain their true ‘fruit’ by seeing the Lord.

How can a modern devotee apply the teaching of this shloka?

Cultivate eager longing for divine darśana—through sincere remembrance, hearing, and service—trusting that the Lord reveals Himself by His own will to the devoted heart.