Shloka 35

Devanagari script

सर्वं नरवरश्रेष्ठौ सर्वविद्याप्रवर्तकौ । सकृन्निगदमात्रेण तौ सञ्जगृहतुर्नृप ॥ ३५ ॥ अहोरात्रैश्चतु:षष्‍ट्या संयत्तौ तावती: कला: । गुरुदक्षिणयाचार्यं छन्दयामासतुर्नृप ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

sarvaṁ nara-vara-śreṣṭhau sarva-vidyā-pravartakau sakṛn nigada-mātreṇa tau sañjagṛhatur nṛpa

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา พระกฤษณะและพระพลราม ผู้เป็นยอดแห่งมนุษย์และเป็นผู้วางรากฐานแห่งสรรพวิชา ทรงซึมซับทุกวิชาได้ทันทีเพียงได้ฟังครั้งเดียว ด้วยสมาธิแน่วแน่ ทั้งสองทรงเรียนรู้ศิลปะหกสิบสี่ประการในหกสิบสี่วันคืน แล้วถวายคุรุทักษิณาให้ครูจนเป็นที่พอพระทัย

Synonyms

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण (object)

• नर-वर-श्रेष्ठौ: the two best among the best of men
• नर-वर-श्रेष्ठौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; समासः (नराणां वराणां श्रेष्ठौ)

• सर्व-विद्या-प्रवर्तकौ: the two promoters/masters of all sciences
• सर्व-विद्या-प्रवर्तकौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवर्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; समासः (सर्वविद्यानां प्रवर्तकौ)

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/परिमाण-विशेषण (adverb: once)

• निगद-मात्रेण: by mere utterance/recitation
• निगद-मात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निगद (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः (निगदस्य मात्रेण = by mere recitation/utterance)

• तौ: those two (they)
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• सञ्जगृहतुः: they grasped/learned
• सञ्जगृहतुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; उपसर्ग: सम्-; परस्मैपदम्

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Purport

The following list comprises the sixty-four subjects mastered by Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma in sixty-four days. Additional information may be found in Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Balarāma
• Parīkṣit Mahārāja

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s education?

In Canto 10, Chapter 45, Śukadeva explains that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma mastered all disciplines simply by hearing them once, showing their divine completeness even while performing human-like pastimes.

Why did Krishna and Balarama study in a guru’s āśrama if they are divine?

They enacted the ideal conduct (maryādā) for society—honoring the guru and the discipline of learning—so people would value education, humility, and guru-sevā.

How can I apply this shloka in modern life as a student or devotee?

Approach learning with humility, attentive hearing (śravaṇa), and respect for teachers; spiritual growth also depends on focused listening and sincere service.