Shloka 17

Kṛṣṇa Comforts His Parents, Restores Ugrasena, Studies with Sāndīpani, and Returns the Guru’s Son

Devanagari script

कृष्णसङ्कर्षणभुजैर्गुप्ता लब्धमनोरथा: । गृहेषु रेमिरे सिद्धा: कृष्णरामगतज्वरा: ॥ १७ ॥ वीक्षन्तोऽहरह: प्रीता मुकुन्दवदनाम्बुजम् । नित्यं प्रमुदितं श्रीमत्सदयस्मितवीक्षणम् ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

kṛṣṇa-saṅkarṣaṇa-bhujair guptā labdha-manorathāḥ gṛheṣu remire siddhāḥ kṛṣṇa-rāma-gata-jvarāḥ

Translation

کृष्ण اور سنکرشن کے بازوؤں کی حفاظت میں وہ سب اپنے من کی مراد پا کر گھروں میں کامل خوشی سے رہنے لگے۔ کرشن-رام کی موجودگی سے مادّی زندگی کا بخار اتر گیا۔ یہ محبت بھرے بھکت روزانہ خوشی سے مکُند کے ہمیشہ شاداب کنول جیسے چہرے کا دیدار کرتے، جو جمال و رحمت سے بھرے مسکراتے نگاہوں سے آراستہ تھا۔

Synonyms

• कृष्ण-सङ्कर्षण-भुजैः: by the arms of Kṛṣṇa and Saṅkarṣaṇa
• कृष्ण-सङ्कर्षण-भुजैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्कर्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: 'कृष्णस्य सङ्कर्षणस्य च भुजैः' (by the arms of Kṛṣṇa and Saṅkarṣaṇa)

• गुप्ताः: protected
• गुप्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुप्त (प्रातिपदिक; from √गुप्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; predicate adjective

• लब्ध-मनोरथाः: having fulfilled wishes
• लब्ध-मनोरथाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (प्रातिपदिक; from √लभ्) + मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'लब्धाः मनोरथाः येषाम्' (whose desires were fulfilled)

• गृहेषु: in (their) homes
• गृहेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन

• रेमिरे: they rejoiced/enjoyed
• रेमिरे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• सिद्धाः: successful/fulfilled
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; from √सिध्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicate adjective

• कृष्ण-राम-गत-ज्वराः: freed from distress (fever) by Kṛṣṇa and Rāma
• कृष्ण-राम-गत-ज्वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + राम (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (प्रातिपदिक; from √गम्) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'कृष्णरामयोः गतः ज्वरः येषाम्' (whose fever/anguish had gone due to Kṛṣṇa and Rāma / had departed)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Balarama (Sankarshana)

FAQs

How does Srimad Bhagavatam describe Krishna’s protection of His devotees?

This verse says the Vraja residents were “protected by the arms of Krishna and Sankarshana,” indicating the Lord personally safeguards devotees and restores their peace.

What does “kṛṣṇa-rāma-gata-jvara” mean in Bhagavatam 10.45.17?

It means their “fever” (jvara)—inner distress and anxiety—subsided because their minds were absorbed in Krishna and Balarama.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life when facing anxiety?

By steady remembrance and devotional focus on Krishna (through nama-japa, kirtana, and hearing), one’s mental “fever” reduces and clarity returns—mirroring the Vraja devotees’ relief.