Shloka 29

Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Life in Dvārakā; the Captive Kings’ Appeal; Nārada Announces the Rājasūya

Devanagari script

तन्नो भवान् प्रणतशोकहराङ्‍‍घ्रियुग्मो बद्धान् वियुङ्‍क्ष्व मगधाह्वयकर्मपाशात् । यो भूभुजोऽयुतमतङ्गजवीर्यमेको बिभ्रद् रुरोध भवने मृगराडिवावी: ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

tan no bhavān praṇata-śoka-harāṅghri-yugmo baddhān viyuṅkṣva magadhāhvaya-karma-pāśāt yo bhū-bhujo ’yuta-mataṅgaja-vīryam eko bibhrad rurodha bhavane mṛga-rāḍ ivāvīḥ

Translation

Vì vậy, lạy Đấng Tối Thượng, đôi chân của Ngài xua tan sầu khổ cho kẻ quy phục; xin giải thoát chúng con là tù nhân khỏi xiềng xích nghiệp lực đang hiện thân thành vua Magadha. Hắn một mình mang sức mạnh như mười nghìn voi điên, giam chúng con trong nhà như sư tử bắt bầy cừu.

Synonyms

• tat: that (therefore)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2), Singular; used as object ‘that (request)’

• naḥ: for us
• naḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive/Dative (6/4), Plural; enclitic ‘of us/to us’

• bhavān: you (sir)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; honorific pronoun

• praṇata-śoka-hara-aṅghri-yugmaḥ: (you) whose pair of feet removes the sorrow of the surrendered
• praṇata-śoka-hara-aṅghri-yugmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇata (कृदन्त; √nam ‘नम्’) + śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √hṛ ‘हृ’/√har) + aṅghri (प्रातिपदिक) + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; बहुव्रीहि: ‘यस्य अङ्घ्रियुग्मं प्रणतानां शोकं हरति’

• baddhān: the bound (ones)
• baddhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: baddha (कृदन्त; √bandh ‘बन्ध्’)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural; past passive participle used substantively

• viyuṅkṣva: release, separate
• viyuṅkṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + √yuj (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (लोट्/Imperative), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• magadha-āhvaya-karma-pāśāt: from the karmic noose of the one called Magadha
• magadha-āhvaya-karma-pāśāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: magadha (प्रातिपदिक) + āhvaya (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + pāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5/पञ्चमी), Singular; ‘मगधाह्वयस्य कर्मपाशः’ = the karmic noose of (the one) called Magadha

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; relative pronoun

• bhū-bhujaḥ: kings
• bhū-bhujaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक) + bhuj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2), Plural; ‘भूभुज्’ = king, earth-protector

• ayuta-mataṅgaja-vīryam: the strength of ten thousand elephants
• ayuta-mataṅgaja-vīryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayuta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + mataṅgaja (प्रातिपदिक) + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2), Singular; ‘अयुत-मतङ्गजानां वीर्यम्’ = strength of ten-thousand elephants

• ekaḥ: alone
• ekaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular

• bibhrat: bearing, possessing
• bibhrat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; Parasmaipada

• rurodha: confined, shut in
• rurodha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √rudh (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्/Perfect), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

• bhavane: in a house/prison
• bhavane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7), Singular

• mṛga-rāṭ: a lion
• mṛga-rāṭ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan/rāṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; ‘मृगराट्’ = lion (king of beasts)

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle of comparison

• āvīḥ: sheep
• āvīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2), Plural; ‘sheep’

Purport

The kings here pray for the Lord to release them from the bondage of karma created by the Lord’s material potency. The kings make it clear that Jarāsandha is so powerful that there is no hope for them to escape by their own power.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Jarāsandha

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna removing the sorrow of surrendered devotees?

This verse addresses Kṛṣṇa as “praṇata-śoka-hara,” the remover of grief for those who bow to Him, showing that surrender at His feet brings relief and protection even in severe bondage.

Why did the imprisoned kings pray to Krishna in Canto 10 Chapter 70?

They were confined by Jarāsandha of Magadha and appealed to Kṛṣṇa, trusting His compassion and power to free them from the “karma-pāśa,” the binding noose of the oppressor’s acts.

How can this shloka be applied in modern life?

When facing overwhelming circumstances, the verse teaches to take shelter of God with humility and perseverance—seeking divine guidance and acting righteously rather than despairing in bondage-like situations.