Shloka 25

Kṛṣṇa Visits Trivakrā; Akrūra’s Praise and the Hastināpura Mission

Devanagari script

अद्येश नो वसतय: खलु भूरिभागा य: सर्वदेवपितृभूतनृदेवमूर्ति: । यत्पादशौचसलिलं त्रिजगत् पुनाति स त्वं जगद्गुरुरधोक्षज या: प्रविष्ट: ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

adyeśa no vasatayaḥ khalu bhūri-bhāgā yaḥ sarva-deva-pitṛ-bhūta-nṛ-deva-mūrtiḥ yat-pāda-śauca-salilaṁ tri-jagat punāti sa tvaṁ jagad-gurur adhokṣaja yāḥ praviṣṭaḥ

Translation

วันนี้ ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า เมื่อพระองค์เสด็จเข้าสู่เรือนของเรา ที่พำนักของเราก็เป็นมงคลยิ่งนัก พระองค์ทรงเป็นรูปแห่งเทพ บรรพชน สรรพสัตว์ มนุษย์ และเทวะทั้งหลาย; น้ำที่ชำระพระบาทของพระองค์ชำระสามโลกให้บริสุทธิ์ ข้าแต่พระอธกฺษชะ พระองค์คือครูแห่งจักรวาล

Synonyms

• adya: today/now
• adya: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• īśa: O Lord
• īśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• naḥ: of us/our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) बहुवचन; enclitic form

• vasatayaḥ: dwellings/abodes
• vasatayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• khalu: indeed/surely
• khalu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: khalu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• bhūri-bhāgāḥ: greatly fortunate
• bhūri-bhāgāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūri + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying vasatayaḥ)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sarva-deva-pitṛ-bhūta-nṛ-deva-mūrtiḥ: whose form embodies all gods, ancestors, beings, and kings
• sarva-deva-pitṛ-bhūta-nṛ-deva-mūrtiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + deva + pitṛ + bhūta + nṛ-deva + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषप्रधान (embodiment of all gods, ancestors, beings, and godlike men)

• yat: whose
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; (yat- in compound sense: 'whose')

• pāda-śauca-salilam: the water that washes (his) feet
• pāda-śauca-salilam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda + śauca + salila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (water of washing the feet)

• tri-jagat: the three worlds
• tri-jagat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (the three worlds)

• punāti: purifies
• punāti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• saḥ: he/that (one)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• jagat-guruḥ: teacher of the world
• jagat-guruḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (guru of the world)

• adhokṣaja: O Adhokṣaja
• adhokṣaja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhokṣaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• yāḥ: whom/which (fem. pl.)
• yāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• praviṣṭaḥ: entered
• praviṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (with implied 'asi' = you have entered)

Purport

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī has nicely interpreted Akrūra’s feelings as follows:

Characters & Entities

• Krishna (Adhokshaja)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the purifying power of Krishna’s foot-wash (caraṇāmṛta)?

This verse states that the water used to wash the Lord’s feet purifies the three worlds, highlighting the Lord’s transcendental purity and the sanctifying potency of contact with Him.

Why do the queens of Dvārakā call Krishna ‘jagad-guru’ and ‘Adhokṣaja’?

They recognize Him as the universal spiritual master and the Supreme Lord beyond material perception, whose presence blesses and sanctifies their homes and lives.

Practical application: how can a devotee live this teaching today?

By honoring the Lord’s presence through devotional practices—especially humble service, remembrance, and reverence for sanctified items like caraṇāmṛta—one cultivates purity and gratitude in daily life.