Shloka 6

Devanagari script

अहो अस्मदभूद् भूरि पित्रोर्वृजिनमार्ययो: । यद्धेतो: पुत्रमरणं यद्धेतोर्बन्धनं तयो: ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

aho asmad abhūd bhūri pitror vṛjinam āryayoḥ yad-dhetoḥ putra-maraṇaṁ yad-dhetor bandhanaṁ tayoḥ

Translation

ดูเถิด เราได้สร้างความทุกข์ทรมานให้แก่บิดามารดาผู้บริสุทธิ์ของเราเพียงใด! เพราะเรา บุตรชายของพวกเขาจึงถูกสังหารและตัวพวกเขาเองก็ถูกจองจำ

Synonyms

• अहो: alas!/oh!
• अहो: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्गार (interjection), अव्यय

• अस्मत्: of us
• अस्मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन (plural) — ‘of us’

• अभूत्: happened/occurred
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg)

• भूरि: much, great
• भूरि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनरूपम् (indeclinable-like adjective); here qualifying ‘vṛjinam’

• पित्रोः: of the two parents
• पित्रोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), द्विवचन (dual) — ‘of (our) parents’

• वृजिनम्: misfortune, calamity
• वृजिनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृजिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (sg)

• आर्ययोः: of the noble (ones)
• आर्ययोः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), द्विवचन (dual); qualifies ‘pitror’

• यत्: whose/for which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन (sg); correlating with ‘हेतोः’

• हेतोः: of the cause; because of
• हेतोः: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन (sg) — ‘because of which’

• पुत्र-मरणम्: death of the son
• पुत्र-मरणम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘पुत्रस्य मरणम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यत्: whose/for which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन (sg); correlating with ‘हेतोः’

• हेतोः: of the cause; because of
• हेतोः: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन (sg) — ‘because of which’

• बन्धनम्: imprisonment, bondage
• बन्धनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), द्विवचन (dual) — ‘of them (two)’

Purport

Because Kaṁsa had heard a prophecy that the eighth son of Devakī would kill him, he tried to kill all her children. For the same reason, he imprisoned her and her husband, Vasudeva.

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Balarama
• Vasudeva
• Devaki
• Kamsa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s gratitude and compassion toward His parents?

In this verse, Krishna laments that His noble parents suffered greatly because of Him—losing a son and enduring imprisonment—showing His deep compassion and sense of filial duty.

Why did Krishna say this to Balarama in Canto 10 Chapter 39?

As they proceed in Mathurā’s narrative, Krishna reflects with Balarāma on the hardships Vasudeva and Devakī endured under Kaṁsa, expressing remorse and a resolve to honor and relieve them.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life?

It encourages gratitude, responsibility, and active care for one’s parents and benefactors—recognizing their sacrifices and seeking to alleviate their suffering through service and respect.