Shloka 16

Akrūra’s Prayers (Akrūra-stuti): The Lord as Cause of Causes, Virāṭ, and the Goal of All Paths

Devanagari script

यानि यानीह रूपाणि क्रीडनार्थं बिभर्षि हि । तैरामृष्टशुचो लोका मुदा गायन्ति ते यश: ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

yāni yānīha rūpāṇi krīḍanārthaṁ bibharṣi hi tair āmṛṣṭa-śuco lokā mudā gāyanti te yaśaḥ

Translation

Vì niềm vui của līlā, Ngài hiển lộ nhiều hình tướng trong thế gian. Được chạm bởi các hóa thân ấy, nỗi khổ và uế trược của chúng sinh được gột sạch; họ hân hoan ca tụng vinh quang của Ngài.

Synonyms

• yāni: which (things)
• yāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yāni: whatever
• yāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); repetition for emphasis

• iha: here/in this world
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक-अव्यय)

• rūpāṇi: forms
• rūpāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); apposition to yāni

• krīḍana-artham: for play/sport
• krīḍana-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍana + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); प्रयोजनार्थ-द्वितीया (accusative of purpose): ‘for the sake of play’

• bibharṣi: you bear/assume
• bibharṣi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध-बोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/causal nuance

• taiḥ: by those (forms)
• taiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• āmṛṣṭa-śucaḥ: freed from sorrow
• āmṛṣṭa-śucaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√mṛś (धातु) + kta (क्त) + śuc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘āmṛṣṭa’ + षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘śucaḥ āmṛṣṭāḥ’ = ‘whose sorrow is wiped away’

• lokāḥ: people/worlds
• lokāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); manner/instrumental ‘with joy’

• gāyanti: sing
• gāyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gai (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• yaśaḥ: glory/fame
• yaśaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Characters & Entities

• Śruti (Vedas personified)
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s forms and līlā removing sorrow?

This verse says that the very forms Kṛṣṇa manifests for divine play cleanse the worlds of grief, inspiring people to joyfully sing His fame.

Why do the Śrutis (personified Vedas) praise Krishna’s many forms in Canto 10 Chapter 40?

They emphasize that Kṛṣṇa’s incarnations and revealed forms are not material; they are compassionate līlā meant to uplift beings, dissolve sorrow, and awaken devotion through remembrance and glorification.

How can this shloka be applied in modern life?

When distress arises, take shelter of Kṛṣṇa’s līlā through śravaṇa-kīrtana—hearing and chanting His names and pastimes—so the mind becomes purified and joy replaces heaviness.