Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तस्मिन् सुसङ्कुल इभाश्वरथद्विपद्भ‍ि: कृष्णं सभार्यमुपलभ्य गृहाधिरूढा: । नार्यो विकीर्य कुसुमैर्मनसोपगुह्य सुस्वागतं विदधुरुत्स्मयवीक्षितेन ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

tasmin su-saṅkula ibhāśva-ratha-dvipadbhiḥ kṛṣṇam sa-bhāryam upalabhya gṛhādhirūḍhāḥ nāryo vikīrya kusumair manasopaguhya su-svāgataṁ vidadhur utsmaya-vīkṣitena

Translation

เมื่อถนนหลวงแน่นขนัดด้วยช้าง ม้า รถศึก และทหารเดินเท้า เหล่าสตรีชาวเมืองจึงขึ้นไปบนดาดฟ้าบ้านของตน และจากที่นั่นได้เห็นพระศรีกฤษณะพร้อมด้วยพระมเหสีทั้งหลาย นางโปรยดอกไม้ถวายแด่พระองค์ โอบกอดพระองค์ไว้ในใจ และแสดงการต้อนรับด้วยสายตายิ้มกว้างจากดวงใจ

Synonyms

• tasmin: there/in that (place/time)
• tasmin: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• su-saṅkule: in the very crowded (place)
• su-saṅkule: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + saṅkula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘अतिशयेन सङ्कुल’ (very crowded), agreeing with tasmin

• ibhāśva-ratha-dvipadbhiḥ: with elephants, horses, chariots, and pedestrians
• ibhāśva-ratha-dvipadbhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ibha (प्रातिपदिक) + aśva (प्रातिपदिक) + ratha (प्रातिपदिक) + dvipad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व—‘हस्ति-अश्व-रथ-द्विपद’ (elephants, horses, chariots, pedestrians)

• kṛṣṇam: Krishna
• kṛṣṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• sa-bhāryam: together with (his) wife
• sa-bhāryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय ‘सह’) + bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव—‘भāryayā saha’ = with (his) wife

• upalabhya: having found/seen
• upalabhya: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upa-√labh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्यय; ‘प्राप्य/दृष्ट्वा’

• gṛhādhirūḍhāḥ: having climbed onto their houses
• gṛhādhirūḍhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + adhi-√ruh (धातु) → adhirūḍha (कृदन्त; भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘गृहं अधिरूढाः’ = having mounted/ascended the house (rooftops/balconies)

• nāryaḥ: the women
• nāryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• vikīrya: having scattered
• vikīrya: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-√kṛ (धातु) → vikīrya (क्त्वान्त; from √kṝ/√kir ‘to scatter’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्यय; ‘विक्षिप्य’

• kusumaiḥ: with flowers
• kusumaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• manasā: with the mind
• manasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• upaguhya: having embraced (him) mentally
• upaguhya: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upa-√guh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्यय; ‘आलिङ्ग्य/गूढं कृत्वा’ (embracing mentally)

• su-svāgatam: a warm welcome
• su-svāgatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (अव्यय) + svāgata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘सु-स्वागतम्’ = warm welcome

• vidadhuḥ: they offered/performed
• vidadhuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• utsmaya-vīkṣitena: with smiling looks
• utsmaya-vīkṣitena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ut-smaya (प्रातिपदिक) + vīkṣita (कृदन्त; vi-√īkṣ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; ‘उत्स्मयेन सह वीक्षितम्’ = with smiling glances

Purport

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī comments that the ladies communicated through their affectionate glances their eager inquiries as to the comfort of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s trip, and so on. In other words, in their ecstasy they intensely desired to serve the Lord.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Kṛṣṇa’s queen (sa-bhāryā)

FAQs

What is the meaning of 'manasopaguhya' in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.71.34?

It means “embracing within the mind/heart”—the women internally held Kṛṣṇa with loving devotion even as they outwardly honored Him by showering flowers.

Why do the women welcome Krishna from rooftops in Bhagavatam Canto 10?

Because the streets were packed with a grand royal procession—elephants, horses, chariots, and soldiers—so they climbed onto rooftops to get darśana of Kṛṣṇa and offer their reverent welcome.

What practical lesson does Bhagavatam 10.71.34 teach about bhakti?

Bhakti is both inner and outer: one may offer simple external worship (flowers, respectful greetings) while cultivating the deeper inner embrace—remembering and holding the Lord lovingly in the heart.