Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 48

Uddhava Meets the Gopīs: Bhramara-gītā and Kṛṣṇa’s Message of Separation

Devanagari script

क उत्सहेत सन्त्यक्तुमुत्तम:श्लोकसंविदम् । अनिच्छतोऽपि यस्य श्रीरङ्गान्न च्यवते क्व‍‍चित् ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

ka utsaheta santyaktum uttamaḥśloka-saṁvidam anicchato ’pi yasya śrīr aṅgān na cyavate kvacit

Translation

Sino ang makakayang talikuran ang mga lihim at malapit na usapan kasama ng Panginoong Uttamaḥśloka? Kahit tila wala Siyang pagnanais, si Śrī Lakṣmī ay hindi kailanman umaalis sa Kanyang dibdib.

Synonyms

• kaḥ: who
• kaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम्) सर्वनाम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; interrogative

• utsaheta: could dare
• utsaheta: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sah (उत्सह्) धातु
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• santyaktum: to abandon
• santyaktum: Karma (कर्म/infinitival object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-tyaj (सन्/सम्-त्यज्) धातु, तुमुन्
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्), ‘to abandon completely’

• uttamaḥ-śloka-saṁvidam: the intimate communion/knowledge of the Lord of sublime praise
• uttamaḥ-śloka-saṁvidam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttamaḥśloka (उत्तमःश्लोक) + saṁvid (संविद्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (उत्तमःश्लोकस्य संविदम्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• anicchataḥ: of one who is unwilling
• anicchataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-nicchat (अनिच्छत्) < iṣ (इष्/इच्छ्) धातु, शतृ (negated)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘of one who does not desire’ (genitive with yasya)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), concessive ‘even’

• yasya: whose/of whom
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्) सर्वनाम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• śrīḥ: Lakṣmī/fortune
• śrīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (श्री) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• aṅgāt: from (his) body/limb
• aṅgāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (अङ्ग) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• cyavate: departs/falls away
• cyavate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cyu (च्यु) धातु
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• kvacit: ever/anywhere
• kvacit: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (काल/देशवाचक अव्यय)

Characters & Entities

• Uttamaḥ-śloka (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Śrī (Lakṣmī/Divine Fortune)

FAQs

What is the meaning of Uttamaḥ-śloka in Srimad Bhagavatam?

Uttamaḥ-śloka refers to the Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is glorified by the highest, flawless hymns—indicating His transcendental fame and supreme position.

Why does Rādhā (the gopīs) speak about Lakṣmī not leaving Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavatam 10.47.48?

In the mood of separation, she highlights Kṛṣṇa’s irresistible, self-sufficient glory—so powerful that even when He appears indifferent, divine fortune (Śrī) never departs from Him—intensifying the gopīs’ feelings about His captivating nature.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It teaches steadiness in bhakti: even if the Lord seems distant, His auspicious presence and grace remain; the devotee should not abandon devotional connection and remembrance.