Shloka 3

Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Life in Dvārakā; the Captive Kings’ Appeal; Nārada Announces the Rājasūya

Devanagari script

मुहूर्तं तं तु वैदर्भी नामृष्यदतिशोभनम् । परिरम्भणविश्लेषात् प्रियबाह्वन्तरं गता ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

muhūrtaṁ taṁ tu vaidarbhī nāmṛṣyad ati-śobhanam parirambhaṇa-viśleṣāt priya-bāhv-antaraṁ gatā

Translation

偎卧在爱人臂弯中的毗达尔毗王后，并不喜爱这极其美好的时刻，因为它意味着即将失去那拥抱。

Synonyms

• मुहूर्तम्: a moment
• मुहूर्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

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

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• वैदर्भी: the Vidarbha princess (Rukmiṇī)
• वैदर्भी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदर्भी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अमृष्यत्: tolerated/endured
• अमृष्यत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; नकारेण निषेधितम्

• अति-शोभनम्: very beautiful (one)
• अति-शोभनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास (अति + शोभन)

• परिरम्भण-विश्लेषात्: from separation after embracing
• परिरम्भण-विश्लेषात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिरम्भण + विश्लेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (परिरम्भणस्य विश्लेषः)

• प्रिय-बाहु-अन्तरम्: the space between her beloved’s arms (his embrace)
• प्रिय-बाहु-अन्तरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय + बाहु + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्रियस्य बाह्वोः अन्तरम्)

• गता: having gone/entered
• गता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Purport

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that the reaction of Queen Vaidarbhī, Rukmiṇī-devī, shows the attitude of all the queens.

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about separation in devotion (vipralambha-bhakti)?

This verse shows Rukmiṇī’s inability to bear even a moment’s separation from Kṛṣṇa, illustrating how intense love for the Lord makes the devotee seek His shelter again and again.

Who is the Vaidarbhī mentioned in Bhagavatam 10.70.3, and what does she do?

Vaidarbhī refers to Rukmiṇī, the princess of Vidarbha; when their embrace ends, she cannot tolerate the separation and returns into the space between Kṛṣṇa’s arms.

Practical application of this shloka’s teaching in modern life?

Cultivate steady remembrance of God—when distractions create “separation,” return to devotional shelter through japa, prayer, and mindful service, as Rukmiṇī returns to Kṛṣṇa’s embrace.