Shloka 11

Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Life in Dvārakā; the Captive Kings’ Appeal; Nārada Announces the Rājasūya

Devanagari script

आत्मानं भूषयामास नरलोकविभूषणम् । वासोभिर्भूषणै: स्वीयैर्दिव्यस्रगनुलेपनै: ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

ātmānaṁ bhūṣayām āsa nara-loka-vibhūṣaṇam vāsobhir bhūṣaṇaiḥ svīyair divya-srag-anulepanaiḥ

Translation

จากนั้นพระองค์ทรงประดับพระวรกาย—ซึ่งเป็นเครื่องประดับแห่งโลกมนุษย์—ด้วยฉลองพระองค์และเครื่องประดับอันเป็นเอกลักษณ์ของพระองค์ พร้อมพวงมาลัยดอกไม้ทิพย์และเครื่องหอมทิพย์

Synonyms

• ātmānam: himself
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative singular

• bhūṣayām: adorned
• bhūṣayām: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhūṣaya (धातु √भूष्, णिच् causative)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्) in periphrastic construction with ‘āsa’; 1st person? (actually 3rd singular intended as bhūṣayām āsa = ‘he adorned’; classical periphrastic imperfect/continuous past)

• āsa: was/did (aux.)
• āsa: Sahakārī-kriyā (सहकारीक्रिया; auxiliary)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु √अस्)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular; auxiliary with bhūṣayām

• nara-loka-vibhūṣaṇam: the ornament of the human world
• nara-loka-vibhūṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘ornament of the world of men’; Neuter, Accusative singular; in apposition to ātmānam

• vāsobhiḥ: with garments
• vāsobhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण; means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: with ornaments
• bhūṣaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental plural

• svīyaiḥ: his own
• svīyaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental plural; qualifying vāsobhiḥ/bhūṣaṇaiḥ etc.

• divya-srag-anulepanaiḥ: with divine garlands and unguents
• divya-srag-anulepanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + sraj (प्रातिपदिक) + anulepana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva: ‘divine garlands and unguents’; Neuter, Instrumental plural

Purport

Śrīdhara Svāmī points out that the Lord’s “own garments and ornaments” include the Lord’s well-known yellow garments, the Kaustubha gem and so on.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s divine beauty and adornment?

This verse describes how Kṛṣṇa, the very “ornament of the human world,” decorates Himself with His own garments, jewelry, divine garlands, and fragrant ointments—showing His transcendental beauty as part of His Dvārakā-līlā.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 10.70.11?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while narrating Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s daily activities in Dvārakā.

How can devotees apply this teaching in modern life?

A devotee can remember that Kṛṣṇa is the true source of all beauty and dignity, and offer one’s own cleanliness, dress, and daily routine as devotional service—cultivating inner purity along with outward simplicity.