Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तं पापं जहि दाशार्ह तन्न: शुश्रूषणं परम् । पूयशोणितविन् मूत्रसुरामांसाभिवर्षिणम् ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

taṁ pāpaṁ jahi dāśārha tan naḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṁ param pūya-śoṇita-vin-mūtra- surā-māṁsābhivarṣiṇam

Translation

โอ้ ผู้สืบเชื้อสายแห่งดาชาร์หะ โปรดสังหารอสูรผู้มีบาปตนนั้น ผู้ซึ่งเทหนอง เลือด อุจจาระ ปัสสาวะ เหล้า และเนื้อสัตว์ลงมาใส่พวกเรา นี่คือการบริการที่ดีที่สุดที่ท่านสามารถทำให้แก่เราได้

Synonyms

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pāpam: sinful, wicked
• pāpam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with tam

• jahi: kill, slay
• jahi: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• dāśārha: O Dāśārha (descendant of Daśārha)
• dāśārha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāśārha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• naḥ: our
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन) (enclitic)

• śuśrūṣaṇam: service, obedience
• śuśrūṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuśrūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); here appositional to tat

• param: supreme, greatest
• param: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with śuśrūṣaṇam

• pūya-śoṇita-vit-mūtra-surā-māṁsa-abhivarṣiṇam: one who rains down pus, blood, feces, urine, liquor, and flesh
• pūya-śoṇita-vit-mūtra-surā-māṁsa-abhivarṣiṇam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūya (प्रातिपदिक) + śoṇita (प्रातिपदिक) + viṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + mūtra (प्रातिपदिक) + surā (प्रातिपदिक) + māṁsa (प्रातिपदिक) + abhivarṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); multi-member compound qualifying tam: ‘one who showers pus, blood, feces, urine, liquor, and flesh’

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Yadavas

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna protecting His devotees in danger?

This verse shows the Yādavas directly praying to Kṛṣṇa to destroy a sinful aggressor, affirming that Kṛṣṇa actively protects His devotees when adharma becomes intolerable.

Why did the Yadavas ask Krishna to kill the sinful attacker?

Because the attacker was causing extreme, impure harm—described as raining filthy substances—so they appealed to Kṛṣṇa as their ultimate protector and saw this request itself as their highest service.

Practical application of seeking divine protection in modern life?

When faced with destructive, degrading influences, one can take shelter of the Lord through sincere prayer and align with dharma—seeking removal of harm while maintaining devotion and integrity.