Shloka 2

Kṛṣṇa’s Queens, Their Sons, and Balarāma’s Victory over Rukmī at Dice

Aniruddha–Rocanā Marriage Context

Devanagari script

गृहादनपगं वीक्ष्य राजपुत्र्योऽच्युतं स्थितम् । प्रेष्ठं न्यमंसत स्वं स्वं न तत्तत्त्वविद: स्‍त्रिय: ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

gṛhād anapagaṁ vīkṣya rāja-putryo ’cyutaṁ sthitam preṣṭhaṁ nyamaṁsata svaṁ svaṁ na tat-tattva-vidaḥ striyaḥ

Translation

诸位公主见阿周陀从不离开各自的宫殿，便各自以为自己最蒙主宠爱；然而这些女子并未洞悉他真实的本体。

Synonyms

• gṛhāt: from the house
• gṛhāt: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• anapagam: not leaving
• anapagam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anapaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘not departing’

• vīkṣya: having seen
• vīkṣya: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √īkṣ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund): ‘having seen’

• rāja-putryaḥ: the princesses
• rāja-putryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: राज्ञः पुत्र्यः

• acyutam: Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa)
• acyutam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sthitam: standing
• sthitam: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘standing/remaining’

• preṣṭham: most dear
• preṣṭham: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: preṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अतिशय (superlative): ‘most dear’

• nyamaṁsata: they thought / considered
• nyamaṁsata: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni√man (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘they considered/imagined’

• svam: their own
• svam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; स्वकीय (one’s own)

• svam: (each) her own
• svam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-वितरणार्थ (repetition for distributive sense)

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• tat-tattva-vidaḥ: knowers of his true nature
• tat-tattva-vidaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + tattva + vid (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: तस्य तत्त्वं विदन्ति (knowers of his reality)

• striyaḥ: the women
• striyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura notes that Lord Kṛṣṇa would leave the palaces only with the permission of His wives, and thus each one considered herself His favorite.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta)
• Princesses (rāja-putryaḥ)

FAQs

Why did the princesses desire Lord Krishna after seeing Him in Bhagavatam 10.61?

Because Kṛṣṇa’s divine presence naturally captivates the heart; not knowing His supreme identity, they still felt Him to be the most desirable beloved.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 10.61.2 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit as part of the account surrounding Kṛṣṇa’s marriage pastimes.

What is the practical lesson of Bhagavatam 10.61.2 for modern life?

Worldly attraction is incomplete without understanding the true nature of the object of love; directing one’s longing toward Kṛṣṇa through devotion brings that love to its rightful fulfillment.