Shloka 11

Garga Muni Names Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; the Butter-Thief Pastimes; Yaśodā Sees the Universe in Kṛṣṇa’s Mouth

Devanagari script

श्रीशुक उवाच एवं सम्प्रार्थितो विप्र: स्वचिकीर्षितमेव तत् । चकार नामकरणं गूढो रहसि बालयो: ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca evaṁ samprārthito vipraḥ sva-cikīrṣitam eva tat cakāra nāma-karaṇaṁ gūḍho rahasi bālayoḥ

Translation

ศรีศุกเทวะกล่าวต่อว่า “เมื่อถูกนันทมหาราชอ้อนวอนเป็นพิเศษเช่นนั้น พราหมณ์ (คัรกะมุนี) ผู้ตั้งใจจะทำอยู่แล้ว จึงประกอบพิธีตั้งนามแก่กฤษณะและพลรามอย่างลับ ๆ ในที่สงัด”

Synonyms

• श्री-शुकः: Śuka (honored)
• श्री-शुकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—श्री + शुक (कर्मधारय)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सम्प्रार्थितः: having been requested
• सम्प्रार्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्रार्थ् (धातु) + निष्ठा
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निष्ठान्त (PPP)

• विप्रः: the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्व-चिकीर्षितम्: what he intended to do
• स्व-चिकीर्षितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + चिकीर्षित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √कृ desiderative √चिकीर्ṣ् + निष्ठा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मपदम्; समासः—स्वस्य चिकीर्षितम् (तत्पुरुष)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चकार: did/performed
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नाम-करणम्: the naming ceremony
• नाम-करणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् + करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—नाम्नः करणम् (तत्पुरुष)

• गूढः: hidden/secretly
• गूढः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गूढ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √गुह् + निष्ठा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विप्रः)

• रहसि: in secret
• रहसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बालयोः: of the two boys
• बालयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva Gosvāmī
• Garga Muni
• Kṛṣṇa
• Balarāma

FAQs

Why was the name-giving (nāmakaraṇa) ceremony of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma performed secretly in the Bhagavatam?

Because the brāhmaṇa (Garga Muni) performed the rite in a hidden, private manner—implying caution and confidentiality—while still completing the sacred saṁskāra for the two boys.

Who is the brāhmaṇa mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.8.11?

The brāhmaṇa is Garga Muni, the family priest who conducted the nāmakaraṇa (name-giving) ceremony for the two boys.

What is a practical lesson from this verse for modern devotees?

Honor sacred duties and spiritual traditions with sincerity and discretion when needed—performing dharmic responsibilities properly, without unnecessary display.