Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 22

The Solar Eclipse at Samanta-pañcaka and the Great Reunion of Yādavas, Pāṇḍavas, and Vraja

Devanagari script

श्रीशुक उवाच वसुदेवोग्रसेनाद्यैर्यदुभिस्तेऽर्चिता नृपा: । आसन्नच्युतसन्दर्शपरमानन्दनिर्वृता: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca vasudevograsenādyair yadubhis te ’rcitā nṛpāḥ āsann acyuta-sandarśa- paramānanda-nirvṛtāḥ

Translation

舒迦提婆尊者说：婆苏提婆、乌格罗塞那等诸雅度族人礼敬诸王。诸王得见阿周陀主，便充满至上喜乐，心满意足。

Synonyms

• श्री-शुकः: Śrī Śuka
• श्री-शुकः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (उपपद/उपसर्गवत्) + शुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), पुल्लिङ्ग; कर्मधारय: ‘श्रीमान् शुकः’

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वसुदेव-उग्रसेन-आद्यैः: by Vasudeva, Ugrasena, and others
• वसुदेव-उग्रसेन-आद्यैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + उग्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुवचन, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), पुल्लिङ्ग; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (enumerative): ‘by Vasudeva, Ugrasena and others’

• यदुभिः: by the Yadus
• यदुभिः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुवचन, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), पुल्लिङ्ग

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुवचन, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), पुल्लिङ्ग; सर्वनाम

• अर्चिताः: were honored
• अर्चिताः: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (√अर्च् धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) ‘अर्चित’; बहुवचन, प्रथमा, पुल्लिङ्ग; कर्मणि प्रयोग: ‘were honored/worshiped’

• नृपाः: kings
• नृपाः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुवचन, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘ते’ इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अच्युत-सन्दर्श-परम-आनन्द-निर्वृताः: delighted with supreme joy from seeing Acyuta
• अच्युत-सन्दर्श-परम-आनन्द-निर्वृताः: विशेषण (qualifier of ‘नृपाः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्दर्श (प्रातिपदिक) + परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्वृत (कृदन्त; √वृत्/√वृ धातु, नि- उपसर्ग)
• Form: बहुवचन, प्रथमा, पुल्लिङ्ग; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘अच्युतस्य सन्दर्शेन परमेन आनन्देन निर्वृताः’ (delighted by supreme bliss from seeing Acyuta)

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Ugrasena
• Yadus
• Acyuta (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Kings (nṛpāḥ)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about attaining bliss through Krishna’s darshan?

This verse says that merely beholding Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa) brings “paramānanda” (supreme bliss) and deep inner satisfaction to the heart.

Why were the kings honored by Vasudeva, Ugrasena, and the Yadus in Canto 10 Chapter 82?

In the Kurukṣetra gathering, the Yadus received the visiting rulers with proper honor; their joy was then heightened because they also obtained Kṛṣṇa’s audience.

How can I apply the teaching of this shloka in modern life?

Prioritize regular “darśana” through bhakti practices—hearing about Kṛṣṇa, chanting His names, and worship—because contact with Kṛṣṇa consciousness is described as the source of deepest fulfillment.