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Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 11

Gokula’s Wonder, Kṛṣṇa’s Bhakta-vaśyatā, the Move to Vṛndāvana, and the Slaying of Vatsāsura and Bakāsura

फलविक्रयिणी तस्य च्युतधान्यकरद्वयम् । फलैरपूरयद् रत्नै: फलभाण्डमपूरि च ॥ ११ ॥

phala-vikrayiṇī tasya cyuta-dhānya-kara-dvayam phalair apūrayad ratnaiḥ phala-bhāṇḍam apūri ca

克里希纳匆匆奔向果贩时,双手所捧的谷粒多半洒落;然而果贩仍以水果装满祂的双手,刹那间她的果篮竟充盈着珠宝与黄金。

फलविक्रयिणीthe fruit-seller woman
फलविक्रयिणी:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootफल (प्रातिपदिक) + विक्रयिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (फलानां विक्रयिणी = fruit-seller woman)
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
च्युतधान्यकरद्वयम्his two hands with grain spilling (from them)
च्युतधान्यकरद्वयम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootच्युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + धान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (च्युत-धान्य = spilled grain; कर-द्वयम् = pair of hands)
फलैःwith fruits
फलैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootफल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
अपूरयत्filled
अपूरयत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ + पूर् (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
रत्नैःwith jewels
रत्नैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
फलभाण्डम्the fruit-basket
फलभाण्डम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootफल (प्रातिपदिक) + भाण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (फलानां भाण्डम् = fruit-basket/container)
अपूरिwas filled
अपूरि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआ + पूर् (धातु)
Formलुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (अकर्मक/कर्मणि भावः: was filled)
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक

In Bhagavad-gītā (9.26) Kṛṣṇa says:

K
Kṛṣṇa
F
fruit-seller (phalavikrayiṇī)

FAQs

This verse shows that even a simple offering—like a handful of grains from child Kṛṣṇa—draws divine reciprocation, as the fruit-seller is blessed with fruits and even jewels.

Kṛṣṇa’s līlā teaches His nature of bhakta-vatsala—He magnifies the devotee’s simple sincerity and repays it far beyond measure, turning a tiny exchange into extraordinary blessing.

Offer what you can with sincerity—time, service, a small donation, or a simple prayer—trusting that spiritual effort is never lost and that divine grace often exceeds our limited capacity.