Shloka 32

Rāsa-līlā Begins; Divine Multiplication; Moral Doubt and Its Resolution

Devanagari script

कुशलाचरितेनैषामिह स्वार्थो न विद्यते । विपर्ययेण वानर्थो निरहङ्कारिणां प्रभो ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

kuśalācaritenaiṣām iha svārtho na vidyate viparyayeṇa vānartho nirahaṅkāriṇāṁ prabho

Translation

亲爱的主啊，这些无我慢的大德在世间行善并无私利可图；即便其行似与善法相违，也不受罪业果报所系缚。

Synonyms

• कुशलाचरितेन: by good conduct
• कुशलाचरितेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल + आचरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास ('good conduct'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• एषाम्: of these (lords)
• एषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्य), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Deśa (देश/Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'here/in this world')

• स्वार्थः: self-interest
• स्वार्थः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('own purpose/interest'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु) (विद्=to be/occur, आत्मनेपद-प्रयोग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• विपर्ययेण: by the opposite (conduct)
• विपर्ययेण: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपर्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-निपात (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• अनर्थः: harm/misfortune
• अनर्थः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निरहङ्कारिणाम्: of the egoless
• निरहङ्कारिणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + अहङ्कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'these')

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.32 teach about selfish gain in spiritual life?

It says that for those free from false ego, there is no selfish profit to be achieved by clever action, nor genuine loss by acting otherwise—because their motivation is not self-centered.

Why is this statement spoken in the context of Krishna’s Rāsa-līlā (Canto 10, Chapter 33)?

In the Rāsa-līlā context, the Bhagavatam clarifies that pure-hearted devotees and the Lord’s līlā are not driven by worldly self-interest; the verse underscores ego-free devotion as the lens for understanding these pastimes.

How can the idea of being 'nirahaṅkāra' (without false ego) be applied in modern life?

Act with service-motive rather than image or personal advantage; measure success by sincerity and alignment with dharma/bhakti, not by ego-based wins and losses.