Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 65

The Yadu–Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent

Devanagari script

यस्याननं मकरकुण्डलचारुकर्ण-भ्राजत्कपोलसुभगं सविलासहासम् । नित्योत्सवं न ततृपुर्दृशिभि: पिबन्त्योनार्यो नराश्च मुदिता: कुपिता निमेश्च ॥ ६५ ॥

Transliteration

yasyānanaṁ makara-kuṇḍala-cāru-karṇa- bhrājat-kapola-subhagaṁ savilāsa-hāsam nityotsavaṁ na tatṛpur dṛśibhiḥ pibantyo nāryo narāś ca muditāḥ kupitā nimeś ca

Translation

Gương mặt của Śrī Kṛṣṇa được trang sức bằng đôi hoa tai hình makara; tai đẹp, má rạng ngời, và nụ cười đầy līlā làm say lòng mọi người. Thấy Ngài là dự hội vĩnh hằng; dù uống bằng mắt, nam nữ vẫn không thỏa, và các bhakta giận Đấng Tạo Hóa vì cái chớp mắt thoáng qua gây ngăn trở.

Synonyms

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual pronoun)

• ānanam: face
• ānanam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• makara-kuṇḍala-cāru-karṇa-bhrājat-kapola-subhagam: beautiful with cheeks shining by lovely ears adorned with makara-earrings
• makara-kuṇḍala-cāru-karṇa-bhrājat-kapola-subhagam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier of ānanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: makara (प्रातिपदिक) + kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhrājat (भ्राज् धातु, शतृ-कृदन्त) + kapola (प्रातिपदिक) + subhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—विशेषणसमूहः ‘मकरकुण्डलैः चारुकर्णैः भ्राजत्कपोलं (यत्) सुभगम्’

• sa-vilāsa-hāsam: with a playful smile
• sa-vilāsa-hāsam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier of ānanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सम्-भाव, उपसर्गवत् अव्यय) + vilāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + hāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—‘विलासयुक्तः हासः यस्य तत्’

• nitya-utsavam: a perpetual festival (to behold)
• nitya-utsavam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier of ānanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः—‘नित्यः उत्सवः इव’

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• tatṛpuḥ: were satisfied
• tatṛpuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tṛp (तृप् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• dṛśibhiḥ: with (their) eyes
• dṛśibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛś (दृश्/दृशि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• pibantyaḥ: drinking (beholding)
• pibantyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (पा धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• āryaḥ: noble women
• āryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘na āryaḥ’ = ‘anāryāḥ’ (sandhi/ellipsis)

• narāḥ: men
• narāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• muditāḥ: delighted
• muditāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier of narāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mudita (मुद् धातु, क्त-कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिकवत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• kupitāḥ: angered (at blinking)
• kupitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier of narāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kupita (कुप् धातु, क्त-कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिकवत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• nimeḥ: of Nimi (i.e., of blinking)
• nimeḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nimi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Purport

As stated by the Lord Himself in the Bhagavad-gītā (7.3) :

Characters & Entities

• Lord Krishna

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s beauty and darshan?

This verse says Krishna’s face, ornaments, and playful smile are like an ever-renewed festival, and that people who gaze upon Him with their eyes can never feel satiated.

Why are people described as becoming angry at blinking while seeing Krishna?

Because blinking interrupts Krishna’s darshan; their love makes even a momentary break in seeing Him feel unbearable, so the eyelids seem like an obstacle.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Cultivate steady remembrance (smaraṇa) and attentive worship—minimizing distractions—so the mind can “drink” the Lord’s qualities with focused devotion.