Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 13

Akrūra’s Mission: The Departure from Vraja and the Yamunā Vision of Viṣṇu-Ananta

Devanagari script

गोप्यस्तास्तदुपश्रुत्य बभूवुर्व्यथिता भृशम् । रामकृष्णौ पुरीं नेतुमक्रूरं व्रजमागतम् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

gopyas tās tad upaśrutya babhūvur vyathitā bhṛśam rāma-kṛṣṇau purīṁ netum akrūraṁ vrajam āgatam

Translation

少女牧女们听说阿克鲁罗来到弗罗阇，要把罗摩与奎师那带往城中，便极度悲痛不安。

Synonyms

• गोप्यः: the gopīs
• गोप्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तत्: that (news)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘that (news/matter)’

• उपश्रुत्य: having heard
• उपश्रुत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (Absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having heard’

• बभूवुः: they became/were
• बभूवुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• व्यथिताः: distressed
• व्यथिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यथित (प्रातिपदिक; √व्यथ् + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• भृशम्: greatly
• भृशम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/तीव्रता-अव्यय (adverb)

• रामकृष्णौ: Rāma and Kṛṣṇa
• रामकृष्णौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• पुरीम्: to the city
• पुरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नेतुम्: to take/lead
• नेतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नी (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (Infinitive), अव्यय; प्रयोजनार्थ

• अक्रूरम्: Akrūra
• अक्रूरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्रजम्: Vraja
• व्रजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आगतम्: who had come/arrived
• आगतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगत (प्रातिपदिक; आ√गम् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; अक्रूरम् विशेषयति

Characters & Entities

• Gopīs
• Balarāma (Rāma)
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Akrūra

FAQs

Why were the gopīs distressed when Akrūra came to Vraja?

Because they heard Akrūra had arrived to take Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa from Vraja to the city (Mathurā), and the thought of separation from Kṛṣṇa caused them intense anguish.

Who is speaking this verse in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.39.13?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit, describing the gopīs’ reaction upon hearing the news of Kṛṣṇa’s departure.

What is the practical lesson of the gopīs’ sorrow for modern devotees?

Their pain shows the depth of loving attachment to God; a devotee can cultivate steady remembrance and sincere longing for Kṛṣṇa, turning separation into intensified devotion rather than distraction.