Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 48

Kurukṣetra Pilgrimage: Sages Praise Kṛṣṇa; Vasudeva Inquires on Karma; Viṣṇu-yajña Performed

Devanagari script

ताभिर्दुकूलवलयैर्हारनूपुरकुण्डलै: । स्वलङ्कृताभिर्विबभौ दीक्षितोऽजिनसंवृत: ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

tābhir dukūla-valayair hāra-nūpura-kuṇḍalaiḥ sv-alaṅkṛtābhir vibabhau dīkṣito ’jina-saṁvṛtaḥ

Translation

Ang kanyang mga asawa ay nakasuot ng sutla at pinalamutian ng mga pulseras, kuwintas, kampanilya sa bukung-bukong, at hikaw. Kasama nila, tumanggap si Vasudeva ng diṣkā; balot ng balat ng usa ang kanyang katawan, kaya siya’y nagningning nang marilag.

Synonyms

• ताभिः: by/with those (women)
• ताभिः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) बहुवचन; pronoun ‘those’ (fem.) in Instrumental plural

• दुकूल-वलयैः: with silks and bracelets
• दुकूल-वलयैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुकूल (प्रातिपदिक) + वलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास; Instrumental plural

• हार-नूपुर-कुण्डलैः: with necklaces, anklets, and earrings
• हार-नूपुर-कुण्डलैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार (प्रातिपदिक) + नूपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास; Instrumental plural

• सु-अलङ्कृताभिः: by/with (them) well-adorned
• सु-अलङ्कृताभिः: विशेषण-करण (Adjectival instrument/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + अलङ्कृत (कृदन्त; √अलङ्कृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘well-adorned’; Instrumental plural agreeing with ताभिः

• विबभौ: shone, appeared splendid
• विबभौ: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दीक्षितः: (he) initiated
• दीक्षितः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीक्षित (कृदन्त; √दिक्ष्/√दीक्ष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘initiated/consecrated’

• अजिन-संवृतः: covered with a deerskin
• अजिन-संवृतः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजिन (प्रातिपदिक) + संवृत (कृदन्त; √वृ ‘to cover’ with सम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अजिनेन संवृतः) ‘covered with a deerskin’

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Yādava ladies (women of the Yadu dynasty)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about dīkṣā (initiation) and sacred vows?

This verse shows Kṛṣṇa portrayed as formally consecrated (dīkṣita) and wearing the traditional deerskin, indicating participation in Vedic rites and the honoring of dharma even by the Supreme Lord in His humanlike pastimes.

Why were the Yādava ladies adorning Kṛṣṇa with ornaments and fine garments?

In the Kurukṣetra gathering narrative of Canto 10, the Yādavas and their families assemble, and the women express affection and reverence by ornamenting Kṛṣṇa, enhancing the scene of royal devotion and familial love.

Practical application of this shloka in modern devotional life?

It teaches honoring sacred commitments and spiritual disciplines while offering one’s best—through respectful service, cleanliness, and sincere devotion—when engaging in worship and religious observances.