Shloka 7

Kṛṣṇa Enters Mathurā: City Splendor, Devotees’ Reception, and the Washerman’s Fate

Devanagari script

मार्गे ग्रामजना राजंस्तत्र तत्रोपसङ्गता: । वसुदेवसुतौ वीक्ष्य प्रीता द‍ृष्टिं न चाददु: ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

mārge grāma-janā rājaṁs tatra tatropasaṅgatāḥ vasudeva-sutau vīkṣya prītā dṛṣṭiṁ na cādaduḥ

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา ระหว่างทาง ชาวบ้านตามหมู่บ้านต่างๆ พากันออกมาต้อนรับและชื่นชมยินดีเมื่อได้เห็นโอรสทั้งสองของวสุเทวะ แท้จริงแล้วพวกเขาไม่อาจละสายตาจากพระองค์ทั้งสองได้

Synonyms

• मार्गे: on the road
• मार्गे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Loc.), एकवचन

• ग्राम-जनाः: village people
• ग्राम-जनाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nom.), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘ग्रामस्य जनाः’

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Voc.), एकवचन; ‘हे राजन्’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• तत्र: here and there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग (there and there)

• उपसङ्गताः: having gathered / assembled
• उपसङ्गताः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + सम् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle) ‘उपसङ्गत’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ग्रामजनाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• वसुदेव-सुतौ: the two sons of Vasudeva
• वसुदेव-सुतौ: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Acc.), द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘वसुदेवस्य सुतौ’

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (gerund), ‘having seen’

• प्रीताः: delighted
• प्रीताः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त (PPP) ‘प्रीत’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ग्रामजनाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• दृष्टिम्: their gaze / look
• दृष्टिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Acc.), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक (negation)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• आददुः: withdrew / took away
• आददुः: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘आ + दा’ = ‘to take away/withdraw’

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit Mahārāja
• Vasudeva
• Kṛṣṇa
• Balarāma

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the power of seeing Krishna (darśana)?

This verse shows that merely seeing Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma filled the villagers with joy, to the point that they could not take their eyes away—illustrating the awakening, attractive force of divine darśana.

Why were the villagers unable to withdraw their gaze from Krishna and Balarama?

As Śukadeva describes, their hearts became pleased upon recognizing the extraordinary beauty and divine presence of Vasudeva’s sons; that spontaneous delight made their attention naturally fixed on Them.

How can this teaching be applied in modern devotional life?

Seek regular “darśana” through temple visits, attentive kīrtana, and focused reading of Kṛṣṇa-līlā; consistent contemplation of the Lord helps the mind detach from distractions and become joyfully absorbed.