Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 34

The Slaying of Narakāsura (Bhaumāsura), Rescue of the Princesses, and the Pārijāta Episode Begins

Devanagari script

तं प्रविष्टं स्‍त्रियो वीक्ष्य नरवर्यं विमोहिता: । मनसा वव्रिरेऽभीष्टं पतिं दैवोपसादितम् ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

tam praviṣṭaṁ striyo vīkṣya nara-varyaṁ vimohitāḥ manasā vavrire ’bhīṣṭaṁ patiṁ daivopasāditam

Translation

众女子见那最卓越的男子进入，皆为之倾心；她们在心中各自认定这位被命运带来者为自己所愿的夫君。

Synonyms

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रविष्टम्: having entered
• प्रविष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपसर्गः—प्र; ‘entered’

• स्त्रियः: the women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईक्ष्/वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); उपसर्गः—वि; ‘having seen’

• नर-वर्यम्: the best of men
• नर-वर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—नरेषु वर्यः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः)

• विमोहिताः: bewildered, captivated
• विमोहिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपसर्गः—वि; ‘bewildered/enchanted’

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वव्रिरे: chose
• वव्रिरे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; अर्थः—वव्रिरे = वृतवन्त्यः (chose)

• अभीष्टम्: desired
• अभीष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (PPP) ‘इष्’ धातोः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘desired’

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

• दैव-उपसादितम्: sent/arranged by fate (the divine)
• दैव-उपसादितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव + उपसादित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त—णिच्-प्रयोगे क्त (PPP) ‘उपसादय्’; समासः—दैवेन उपसादितः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• the captive princesses (Narakāsura’s prisoners)

FAQs

Why did the captive princesses accept Krishna as their husband in Bhagavatam 10.59?

Because upon seeing Kṛṣṇa—the supreme, noble protector who had entered after rescuing them—they felt divinely blessed and inwardly chose Him as the husband they had long desired, understanding it as arranged by providence (daiva).

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 10.59.34 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit, describing the reactions of the rescued women after Kṛṣṇa’s victory over Narakāsura.

What is the practical lesson of “daivopasāditam” (obtained by divine providence) for modern life?

The verse emphasizes trust that protection and rightful outcomes can come through higher arrangement—encouraging sincerity, patience, and devotion while doing one’s duty without anxiety.