Shloka 13

Inauspicious Omens and Arjuna’s Return from Dvārakā

Devanagari script

शस्ता: कुर्वन्ति मां सव्यं दक्षिणं पशवोऽपरे । वाहांश्च पुरुषव्याघ्र लक्षये रुदतो मम ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

śastāḥ kurvanti māṁ savyaṁ dakṣiṇaṁ paśavo ’pare vāhāṁś ca puruṣa-vyāghra lakṣaye rudato mama

Translation

โอ้ภีมเสนะ พยัคฆ์ในหมู่บุรุษ บัดนี้สัตว์อันเป็นมงคลอย่างโคเดินผ่านข้าทางซ้าย ส่วนสัตว์ต่ำอย่างลาเวียนรอบข้าทางขวา และม้าของข้าดูราวกับร่ำไห้เมื่อเห็นข้า

Synonyms

• śastāḥ: favorable, auspicious
• śastāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रthama), Plural; adjective used substantively qualifying paśavaḥ

• kurvanti: make, do
• kurvanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; parasmaipada

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• savyam: left side
• savyam: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: savya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used adverbially ‘to the left’

• dakṣiṇam: right side
• dakṣiṇam: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used adverbially ‘to the right’

• paśavaḥ: animals
• paśavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• apare: others
• apare: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; adjective qualifying paśavaḥ

• vāhān: mounts/vehicles (horses etc.)
• vāhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-बोधक)

• puruṣa-vyāghra: O tiger among men
• puruṣa-vyāghra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; कर्मधारय

• lakṣaye: I observe, I notice
• lakṣaye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: lakṣ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular; ātmanepada

• rudataḥ: of (me) crying
• rudataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rud (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमान-कृदन्त/शतृ), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; masculine/neuter; qualifying mama (mama rudataḥ)

• mama: of me/my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about omens when Lord Krishna leaves the world?

In Canto 1, Chapter 14, Arjuna describes widespread disturbing omens—animals moving irregularly and creatures crying—indicating a great change, connected with Lord Krishna’s departure from earthly vision.

Why did Arjuna speak about these omens, and to whom was he speaking?

Arjuna reports these signs to Yudhishthira (addressing him as “puruṣa-vyāghra,” tiger among men) to convey his fear that something grave has occurred, setting the narrative context for realizing Krishna’s disappearance.

Practical application: how should a devotee respond to unsettling signs and uncertainty?

The verse models alertness and honesty: notice changes, seek saintly counsel, and take shelter of bhakti—remembering that worldly stability shifts, while devotion to Krishna remains the devotee’s true refuge.