Shloka 13

Chapter 90

Devanagari script

कृष्णस्यैवं विहरतो गत्यालापेक्षितस्मितैः ।

नर्मक्ष्वेलिपरिष्वङ्गैः स्त्रीणां किल हृता धियः ॥

Transliteration

kṛṣṇasyaivaṃ viharato gaty-ālāpekṣita-smitaiḥ / narma-kṣveli-pariṣvaṅgaiḥ strīṇāṃ kila hṛtā dhiyaḥ //

Translation

Khi Đức Kṛṣṇa vui đùa như thế, với dáng đi uyển chuyển, lời nói ngọt ngào, ánh nhìn nghiêng và nụ cười, cùng những câu đùa, trò chơi và vòng tay âu yếm, tâm trí các phụ nữ quả thật bị Ngài cướp mất.

Synonyms

• कृष्णस्य: of Krishna
• कृष्णस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• विहरतः: while (he) was sporting
• विहरतः: सम्बन्ध (genitive absolute-like: “while he was sporting”)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विहर् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), परस्मैपदी; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘विहरन्’ इत्यस्य षष्ठी

• गति-आलाप-ईक्षित-स्मितैः: by (his) gait, speech, glances, and smiles
• गति-आलाप-ईक्षित-स्मितैः: करण (Karana/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक) + आलाप (प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षित (ईक्ष्-धातु, क्त-कृदन्त) + स्मित (प्रातिपदिक/क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): गत्याः च आलापाः च ईक्षितानि च स्मितानि च (समाहार)

• नर्म-क्ष्वेलि-परिष्वङ्गैः: by jokes, playful teasing, and embraces
• नर्म-क्ष्वेलि-परिष्वङ्गैः: करण (Karana/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + क्ष्वेलि (प्रातिपदिक) + परिष्वङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास: नर्म च क्ष्वेलयः च परिष्वङ्गाः च

• स्त्रीणाम्: of the women
• स्त्रीणाम्: अपादान-सम्बन्ध/सम्बन्ध (whose minds were taken)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• किल: indeed / it is said
• किल: वाक्य-निपात (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; reportative/emphatic)

• हृताः: were stolen/enchanted
• हृताः: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘धियः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• धियः: minds
• धियः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Purport

This verse describes the irresistible personal charm of Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa as experienced by His queens in Dvārakā. The Bhāgavatam does not present Kṛṣṇa’s intimacy as ordinary romance; it is a revelation of the Supreme Lord’s sweetness (mādhurya) that captivates the heart and redirects consciousness from self-centered desire to loving absorption in Him. The list—movement, speech, glances, smiles, humor, play, and embraces—shows that devotion is not merely intellectual; it is relational, lived, and heart-transforming. The queens’ minds being “stolen” indicates single-pointed remembrance: when the Lord becomes the primary object of attention, worldly anxieties and ego-driven calculations lose their hold. For practitioners, the teaching is that bhakti matures through attentive hearing and remembrance of Kṛṣṇa’s līlā, which naturally awakens affection and steadiness of mind.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Kṛṣṇa’s queens (Dvārakā-mahiṣīs)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about how Krishna attracts the mind and heart?

This verse says Kṛṣṇa captivates the heart through His gait, speech, glances, smiles, playful joking, and affectionate embraces—drawing the queens’ minds into loving absorption.

Who is being described as captivated by Krishna in Canto 10 Chapter 90?

Śukadeva describes Kṛṣṇa’s queens in Dvārakā as having their minds ‘stolen’ by His intimate sweetness and loving behavior.

How can a modern devotee apply this teaching in daily life?

By regularly hearing and remembering Kṛṣṇa’s līlās and qualities, one’s mind naturally becomes less distracted and more steadily attached to devotional service.