Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 11

The Solar Eclipse at Samanta-pañcaka and the Great Reunion of Yādavas, Pāṇḍavas, and Vraja

Devanagari script

स्वयं च तदनुज्ञाता वृष्णय: कृष्णदेवता: । भुक्त्वोपविविशु: कामं स्‍निग्धच्छायाङ्‍‍घ्रिपाङ्‍‍घ्रिषु ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

svayaṁ ca tad-anujñātā vṛṣṇayaḥ kṛṣṇa-devatāḥ bhuktvopaviviśuḥ kāmaṁ snigdha-cchāyāṅghripāṅghriṣu

Translation

Rồi, được Śrī Kṛṣṇa—Đấng duy nhất họ tôn thờ—cho phép, các Vṛṣṇi dùng bữa. Sau đó họ thong thả ngồi nghỉ dưới những tán cây rợp bóng mát dịu.

Synonyms

• svayam: themselves
• svayam: Sambandha/Viśeṣaṇa (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण-भावः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable); emphasis/adverb ‘oneself’

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

• tat: by/with that
• tat: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; ‘from/with that’ in compound context

• anujñātāḥ: having been permitted/authorized
• anujñātāḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anujñāta (कृदन्त; √jñā + anu, क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; agrees with vṛṣṇayaḥ

• vṛṣṇayaḥ: the Vṛṣṇis
• vṛṣṇayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• kṛṣṇa-devatāḥ: having Kṛṣṇa as their deity
• kṛṣṇa-devatāḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa + devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) ‘whose deity is Kṛṣṇa’; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; qualifies vṛṣṇayaḥ

• bhuktvā: having eaten
• bhuktvā: Kriyā-pūrvakāla (क्रिया-पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा) from √bhuj; ‘having eaten’

• upaviviśuḥ: they sat down
• upaviviśuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + √viś (विश् धातु)
• Form: Luṅ (Aorist/लुङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural; with prefix upa-; ‘sat down/entered to sit’

• kāmam: as they wished
• kāmam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya usage of accusative form as adverb (कामम्) meaning ‘at will/fully/as desired’

• snigdha-chāyā-aṅghri-pāṅghriṣu: at the (softly shaded) feet
• snigdha-chāyā-aṅghri-pāṅghriṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snigdha + chāyā + aṅghri + pāṅghri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa chain (तत्पुरुष) ‘in the feet (pāṅghriṣu) of (aṅghri) [Kṛṣṇa] having soft shade’; Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; head: pāṅghri (m.)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Vṛṣṇis

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about finding satisfaction at Krishna’s lotus feet?

This verse depicts the Vṛṣṇis resting contentedly in the soothing shade at Kṛṣṇa’s feet, illustrating that true ease and fulfillment are found in closeness to the Lord and devotion to Him.

Who are the Vṛṣṇis described as kṛṣṇa-devatāḥ in Bhagavatam 10.82.11?

The Vṛṣṇis are members of the Yadu dynasty, and the verse calls them kṛṣṇa-devatāḥ to emphasize that Kṛṣṇa is their supreme worshipable Deity and life-center.

Practical application of this verse in modern life—what does it teach?

Act with humility and proper conduct (seeking permission and honoring order), and seek real rest of the heart through bhakti—regular remembrance and service of Kṛṣṇa—rather than only external comfort.