Shloka 16

Akrūra’s Mission: The Departure from Vraja and the Yamunā Vision of Viṣṇu-Ananta

Devanagari script

स्मरन्त्यश्चापरा: शौरेरनुरागस्मितेरिता: । हृदिस्पृशश्चित्रपदा गिर: सम्मुमुहु: स्त्रिय: ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

smarantyaś cāparāḥ śaurer anurāga-smiteritāḥ hṛdi-spṛśaś citra-padā giraḥ sammumuhuḥ striyaḥ

Translation

May iba pang dalagang gopī na nahimatay sa pag-alaala lamang sa mga salita ni Śauri (Kṛṣṇa), na pinalamutian ng magagandang parirala at binigkas na may ngiting mapagmahal na tumatagos sa puso.

Synonyms

• स्मरन्त्यः: (they) remember
• स्मरन्त्यः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मर् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural); वर्तमानकालिक क्रिया—‘they remember’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपराः: other (women)
• अपराः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• शौरेः: of Śauri (Kṛṣṇa)
• शौरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• अनुराग-स्मित-ईरिताः: impelled by (his) affectionate smile
• अनुराग-स्मित-ईरिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण of अपरा: )
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुराग (प्रातिपदिक) + स्मित (प्रातिपदिक) + ईरित (कृदन्त, √ईर्/ईरय्)
• Form: बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणवत्; ईरित (past passive participle) — ‘impelled/caused’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• हृदि-स्पृशः: heart-touching
• हृदि-स्पृशः: Visheshana (विशेषण of गिरः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: ‘हृदि’ (locative) + स्पृश् (touching) → हृदिस्पृश (heart-touching); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• चित्र-पदाः: with wondrous phrases
• चित्र-पदाः: Visheshana (विशेषण of गिरः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘चित्राणि पदानि यस्याः/यासु’ (having wondrous words/phrases); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• गिरः: words/speeches
• गिरः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• सम्मुमुहुः: became bewildered
• सम्मुमुहुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्ग ‘सम्’—‘became utterly bewildered’

• स्त्रियः: the women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

Characters & Entities

• Śauri (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Gopīs (Vraja women)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about remembering Krishna in separation (viraha-bhakti)?

This verse shows that remembrance of Kṛṣṇa—especially His loving smile and heart-touching words—can overwhelm the devotee with ecstatic emotion, indicating the depth and power of viraha-bhakti.

Why do the gopīs faint when remembering Krishna in Bhagavatam 10.39?

Their love is so intense that Kṛṣṇa’s remembered glances and sweet speech pierce the heart, producing spiritual ecstasy that overwhelms bodily composure, described here as swooning or fainting.

How can a modern devotee apply the lesson of this shloka in daily life?

Cultivate steady remembrance of Kṛṣṇa through nāma-japa, hearing His līlās, and reflecting on His compassionate qualities—letting the heart be softened and purified by sincere devotion.