Shloka 11

Kṛṣṇa Leads Kālayavana to Mucukunda; The Yavana Is Burned; Mucukunda’s Prayers and Boon of Bhakti

Devanagari script

स उत्थाय चिरं सुप्त: शनैरुन्मील्य लोचने । दिशो विलोकयन् पार्श्वे तमद्राक्षीदवस्थितम् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

sa utthāya ciraṁ suptaḥ śanair unmīlya locane diśo vilokayan pārśve tam adrākṣīd avasthitam

Translation

ชายผู้นั้นตื่นจากหลับใหลยาวนาน แล้วค่อย ๆ ลืมตา มองไปรอบทิศก็เห็นกาลยวนนะยืนอยู่ข้างกาย

Synonyms

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having risen’

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• सुप्तः: slept/asleep
• सुप्तः: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्त (कृदन्त; √स्वप् धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of सः

• शनैः: slowly
• शनैः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• उन्मील्य: having opened
• उन्मील्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उन्-मील् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having opened’

• लोचने: (his) two eyes
• लोचने: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• विलोकयन्: looking around
• विलोकयन्: Karta (कर्ता/Agent, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लोक् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समकालिक क्रिया

• पार्श्वे: at (his) side
• पार्श्वे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अद्राक्षीत्: he saw
• अद्राक्षीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अवस्थितम्: standing/remaining (there)
• अवस्थितम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of तम्

Characters & Entities

• Mucukunda
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about spiritual awakening after long ignorance?

This verse depicts a man awakening after a long sleep and gradually opening his eyes—an image often read as the soul’s slow return to awareness—culminating in seeing the Lord standing nearby.

Who is the person that wakes up and whom does he see standing nearby in Canto 10 Chapter 51?

The awakened person is King Mucukunda, and the one he sees standing nearby is Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who has entered the cave during the episode involving Kālayavana.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

Move from “sleep” (habitual distraction) to mindful clarity step by step—slowly opening the eyes—so that one can recognize the presence of the Divine through sincere attention, prayer, and disciplined living.