Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

श्रीशुक उवाच पृष्टो भगवता सर्वं वर्णयामास माधव: । वैरानुबन्धं यदुषु वसुदेववधोद्यमम् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca pṛṣṭo bhagavatā sarvaṁ varṇayām āsa mādhavaḥ vairānubandhaṁ yaduṣu vasudeva-vadhodyamam

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī nói: Để đáp lại yêu cầu của Đức Chí Tôn, Akrūra, hậu duệ của Madhu, đã mô tả toàn bộ tình hình, bao gồm cả sự thù địch của Vua Kaṁsa đối với gia tộc Yadu và nỗ lực ám sát Vasudeva của hắn.

Synonyms

• श्री-शुकः: Śrī Śuka
• श्री-शुकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: ‘श्रीमान् शुकः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पृष्टः: having been asked
• पृष्टः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with ‘माधवः’

• भगवता: by the Lord
• भगवता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन — ‘by the Lord’

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन — object of ‘वर्णयामास’

• वर्णयामास: described/told
• वर्णयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्णय् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (periphrastic perfect: वर्णयाम् + आस), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• माधवः: Mādhava (Akrūra)
• माधवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वैर-अनुबन्धम्: the continuation of enmity
• वैर-अनुबन्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैर (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुबन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative): ‘वैरस्य अनुबन्धः’; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; part of what was described

• यदुषु: among the Yadus
• यदुषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन — ‘among the Yadus’

• वसुदेव-वध-उद्यमम्: the attempt to kill Vasudeva
• वसुदेव-वध-उद्यमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमूह: ‘वसुदेवस्य वधस्य उद्यमः’; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva Gosvāmī
• Bhagavān (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Mādhava (Akrūra)
• Yadus
• Vasudeva
• Kaṁsa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Kamsa’s enmity toward the Yadus?

This verse notes that Akrūra explained to Kṛṣṇa the ongoing chain of hostility directed at the Yadu dynasty, showing how Kaṁsa’s fear and hatred drove continual plots against Kṛṣṇa’s family.

Why did Akrura (Madhava) speak to Krishna in this chapter?

Because Kṛṣṇa questioned him, Akrūra truthfully reported Kaṁsa’s schemes—especially the developing danger to the Yadus and the plan aimed at Vasudeva—so Kṛṣṇa would know the full situation.

Practical application: what can devotees learn from this shloka today?

Devotees can learn to be transparent and responsible when asked—sharing the full truth for the Lord’s service—and to recognize that hostility and fear often fuel harmful plans, which should be met with steadiness and devotion.