Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 50

The Brāhmaṇas’ Wives Blessed (Brāhmaṇa-patnī-prasāda) — Ritualism Humbled by Bhakti

Devanagari script

तस्मै नमो भगवते कृष्णायाकुण्ठमेधसे । यन्मायामोहितधियो भ्रमाम: कर्मवर्त्मसु ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

tasmai namo bhagavate kṛṣṇāyākuṇṭha-medhase yan-māyā-mohita-dhiyo bhramāmaḥ karma-vartmasu

Translation

我们顶礼至上人格神薄伽梵圣奎师那，祂的智慧永不迷乱；而我们被祂的幻力（māyā）所惑，只在业果之路上漂泊。

Synonyms

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन) — pronoun form

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) — indeclinable interjection/particle of salutation

• भगवते: to the Blessed Lord
• भगवते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• कृष्णाय: to Krishna
• कृष्णाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• अकुण्ठमेधसे: to (him) of unobstructed intelligence
• अकुण्ठमेधसे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकुण्ठ-मेधस् (प्रातिपदिक); अकुण्ठ (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + मेधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन) — epithet

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) — relative pronoun; correlates with following clause

• माया: by (his) illusion
• माया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन) — in compound context with past participle

• मोहित: deluded
• मोहित: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह् (धातु) → मोहित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन) — qualifying धियः

• धियः: (our) minds/intellects
• धियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• भ्रमामः: we wander
• भ्रमामः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural), परस्मैपद

• कर्मवर्त्मसु: on the paths of action
• कर्मवर्त्मसु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म-वर्त्मन् (प्रातिपदिक); कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्त्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about māyā and why the soul wanders in karma?

This verse says that the jīva’s intelligence becomes deluded by the Lord’s māyā, and thus one keeps wandering on the pathways of karma—repeated engagement in fruitive action and its reactions.

Why did the brāhmaṇa wives offer obeisances to Kṛṣṇa in Canto 10 Chapter 23?

After turning their hearts toward Kṛṣṇa, they recognize Him as Bhagavān and admit their prior bewilderment; they therefore bow to Him as the infallibly wise Lord who alone can free one from karmic wandering.

How can I apply the teaching of this shloka in modern life?

Acknowledge how attachment-driven action can keep you trapped in anxiety and repeated outcomes, and consciously redirect your choices toward devotion and surrender to Kṛṣṇa through prayer, hearing, and service.