Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

श्रीमुचुकुन्द उवाच को भवानिह सम्प्राप्तो विपिने गिरिगह्वरे । पद्‍भ्यां पद्मपलाशाभ्यां विचरस्युरुकण्टके ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-mucukunda uvāca ko bhavān iha samprāpto vipine giri-gahvare padbhyāṁ padma-palāśābhyāṁ vicarasy uru-kaṇṭake

Translation

พระมุจุกุนทะทูลว่า: ท่านเป็นผู้ใดที่มาถึงถ้ำภูเขาในป่าแห่งนี้ ทั้งที่ย่ำไปบนพื้นหนามด้วยพระบาทอ่อนนุ่มดุจกลีบบัว?

Synonyms

• śrī-mucukundaḥ: Śrī Mucukunda
• śrī-mucukundaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + mucukunda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; honorific name with śrī- prefix

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• kaḥ: who?
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; interrogative pronoun

• bhavān: you (sir)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; honorific 2nd-person pronoun

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• samprāptaḥ: arrived
• samprāptaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√prāp (धातु)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘arrived’ qualifying bhavān

• vipine: in the forest
• vipine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• giri-gahvare: in the mountain cave
• giri-gahvare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक) + gahvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in the mountain-cave/cleft’

• padbhyām: with (your) two feet
• padbhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual (द्विवचन)

• padma-palāśābhyām: (feet) like lotus leaves
• padma-palāśābhyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + palāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual; ‘like lotus-leaves’; adjective to padbhyām

• vicarasi: you roam/walk
• vicarasi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√car (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; parasmaipada

• uru-kaṇṭake: in a very thorny place
• uru-kaṇṭake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uru (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṇṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in (a place) of great thorns’

Characters & Entities

• Mucukunda

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s lotus feet?

This verse highlights the tenderness and divine beauty of the Lord’s feet—likened to lotus petals—showing that His presence sanctifies even harsh places and awakens devotion and reverence in the heart of the devotee.

Why did King Mucukunda speak this way in Bhagavatam 10.51?

Awakening in the cave and seeing a radiant divine person, Mucukunda is struck by the contrast between the Lord’s delicate lotus-like feet and the thorny terrain, prompting him to ask who this extraordinary being is.

How can this shloka be applied in modern life?

It teaches attentive reverence: cultivate awareness of the sacred (God’s presence) even in difficult environments, and let that remembrance soften the heart and guide one toward devotion and humility.