Shloka 20

Kṛṣṇa Visits Indraprastha; Kuntī’s Remembrance; Kālindī and Further Marriages

Devanagari script

श्रीकालिन्द्युवाच अहं देवस्य सवितुर्दुहिता पतिमिच्छती । विष्णुं वरेण्यं वरदं तप: परममास्थित: ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

śrī-kālindy uvāca ahaṁ devasya savitur duhitā patim icchatī viṣṇuṁ vareṇyaṁ vara-daṁ tapaḥ paramam āsthitaḥ

Translation

ศรีกาลินทีกล่าวว่า: ข้าพเจ้าเป็นธิดาแห่งพระสุริยเทพ ข้าพเจ้าปรารถนาพระวิษณุผู้ประเสริฐและประทานพรเป็นสวามี จึงบำเพ็ญตบะอันยิ่งยวดเพื่อสิ่งนั้น

Synonyms

• श्री-कालिन्दी: the revered Kālindī
• श्री-कालिन्दी: Karta (कर्ता/वक्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिन्दी (प्रातिपदिक) + श्री (उपपद/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; संबोधन-रहित वक्तृ-निर्देश (speaker tag)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• सवितुः: of Savitṛ (the Sun-god)
• सवितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (ऋ-प्रातिपदिक)

• दुहिता: daughter
• दुहिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पतिम्: a husband
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• इच्छती: desiring
• इच्छती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शतृँ-प्रत्यय; Present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वरेण्यम्: most excellent, worthy of choice
• वरेण्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरेण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणं विष्णुम् प्रति

• वरदम्: boon-giver
• वरदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक: वर + द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वरस्य दाता)

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन (कर्मरूपेण) / अथवा प्रथमा (1st) एकवचन (वाक्य-प्रकृत्या); अर्थतः ‘तपस्या’

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणं तपः प्रति

• आस्थितः: having undertaken / having resorted to
• आस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘स्थित/आश्रित’

Purport

As Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī points out, Śrīmatī Kālindī correctly understood that Lord Viṣṇu, being the source of all benedictions, is the supreme husband and can thus fulfill all the desires of His wife.

Characters & Entities

• Kālindī
• Savitā
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about attaining the Lord through tapasya?

This verse shows Kālindī undertaking supreme austerities with a focused desire to attain Viṣṇu, presenting tapasya as a concentrated, devotional means to reach the Lord.

Why did Kālindī say she is the daughter of Savitā in Bhagavatam 10.58?

She identifies her lineage—being Savitā’s daughter—to introduce herself while explaining her vow and intention of accepting Viṣṇu (Krishna) as her husband.

Practical application of devotion and discipline from Kālindī’s statement?

Keep a clear spiritual goal, practice steady discipline (regulated life, prayer, vows), and seek the Lord as the ultimate giver of fulfillment rather than temporary rewards.