Shloka 43

Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa (Brahmā-stuti) and the Restoration of Vraja’s Lunch Pastime

Devanagari script

एकस्मिन्नपि यातेऽब्दे प्राणेशं चान्तरात्मन: । कृष्णमायाहता राजन् क्षणार्धं मेनिरेऽर्भका: ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

ekasminn api yāte ’bde prāṇeśaṁ cāntarātmanaḥ kṛṣṇa-māyāhatā rājan kṣaṇārdhaṁ menire ’rbhakāḥ

Translation

Tâu Đại vương, tuy các cậu bé đã xa Đấng là Chúa của sinh mệnh và là Nội Ngã—Śrī Kṛṣṇa—trọn một năm, nhưng vì bị năng lực huyễn hóa của Kṛṣṇa che phủ, họ chỉ xem năm ấy như nửa khoảnh khắc.

Synonyms

• ekasmin: in one
• ekasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• api: even
• api: Sambandha/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• yāte: having passed
• yāte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yā (या धातु) → yāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; 'having passed'

• abde: in a year
• abde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• prāṇeśam: the lord of life-breath
• prāṇeśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (prāṇānām īśaḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• antarātmanaḥ: of the inner Self
• antarātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antar-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (antar + ātman)

• kṛṣṇa-māyā-hatāḥ: struck/overpowered by Kṛṣṇa’s māyā
• kṛṣṇa-māyā-hatāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa + māyā + hata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (√han हन् धातु → hata)

• rājan: O King
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• kṣaṇa-ardham: half a moment
• kṣaṇa-ardham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa + ardha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (ardha of a moment)

• menire: they considered/thought
• menire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (मन् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• arbhakāḥ: the boys (cowherd boys)
• arbhakāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arbhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• King Parīkṣit
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Kṛṣṇa’s māyā affecting time perception?

This verse states that even though a full year passed, the cowherd boys—covered by Kṛṣṇa’s māyā—felt it was only half a moment, showing His divine control over experience and time.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī address Parīkṣit Mahārāja here?

Śukadeva is narrating Kṛṣṇa’s Vraja-līlā to Parīkṣit and highlights the wonder of Yogamāyā: the boys remained unaware of the year-long interval because Kṛṣṇa, their very life and inner Self, arranged it.

What is a practical application of this teaching in modern life?

It reminds devotees that the Lord can reshape one’s inner experience; by steady bhakti and remembrance of Kṛṣṇa as the indwelling guide, anxiety about time and outcomes can lessen.