Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 48

Kṛṣṇa Visits Indraprastha; Kuntī’s Remembrance; Kālindī and Further Marriages

Devanagari script

राजपत्न्‍यश्च दुहितु: कृष्णं लब्ध्वा प्रियं पतिम् । लेभिरे परमानन्दं जातश्च परमोत्सव: ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

rāja-patnyaś ca duhituḥ kṛṣṇaṁ labdhvā priyaṁ patim lebhire paramānandaṁ jātaś ca paramotsavaḥ

Translation

国王的诸王后见公主得克里希纳为挚爱夫君，皆获至乐；四方亦兴起盛大庆典之欢。

Synonyms

• राजपत्न्यः: the king’s wives
• राजपत्न्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चयद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• दुहितुः: of the daughter
• दुहितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having obtained’

• प्रियम्: dear
• प्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘पतिम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लेभिरे: they attained
• लेभिरे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• परमानन्दम्: supreme joy
• परमानन्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जातः: arose/occurred
• जातः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √जन्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used predicatively); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘became/arose’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चयद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• परमोत्सवः: a great festival
• परमोत्सवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• the royal queens
• their daughter

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about auspiciousness when Kṛṣṇa enters a family?

This verse says that when the royal queens gained Kṛṣṇa as their daughter’s beloved husband, they felt supreme joy and a great festival-like auspiciousness naturally arose.

Why were the queens so joyful after their daughter obtained Kṛṣṇa as her husband?

Because Kṛṣṇa is Bhagavān Himself and the most dear and perfect protector; attaining Him as a son-in-law/husband brings the highest satisfaction and auspicious celebration.

How can this shloka be applied in modern life?

It highlights that true happiness and harmony in relationships deepen when life is centered on the Lord—bringing devotion into family decisions makes them more auspicious and fulfilling.