Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 49

Arjuna Marries Subhadrā; Kṛṣṇa Honors Two Devotees in Mithilā (Śrutadeva and Bahulāśva)

Devanagari script

स त्वं शाधि स्वभृत्यान् न: किं देव करवाम हे । एतदन्तो नृणां क्लेशो यद् भवानक्षिगोचर: ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

sa tvaṁ śādhi sva-bhṛtyān naḥ kiṁ deva karavāma he etad-anto nṛṇāṁ kleśo yad bhavān akṣi-gocaraḥ

Translation

噢主啊，你正是那至上灵，而我们是你的仆从。噢天主，我们当如何侍奉你？我主啊，仅仅得见你，便能终止人世一切苦恼。

Synonyms

• saḥ: he/that (you)
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Sambodhana/Prayojaka (सम्बोधनार्थ कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• śādhi: instruct/command
• śādhi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śās (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sva-bhṛtyān: your servants
• sva-bhṛtyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (“own servants”); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्म

• naḥ: our/of us
• naḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th) बहुवचन (enclitic: “of us/our”)

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन; अत्र क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (what?)

• deva: O Lord
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• karavāma: shall we do
• karavāma: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्/लोट्-सम्भाव्य (optative-like; “should we do”), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• he: O!
• he: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: he (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बोधन-निपात

• etat-antaḥ: ending in this/with this as the end
• etat-antaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (“having this as end/limit”); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (kleśaḥ modifies)

• nṛṇām: of people
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• kleśaḥ: suffering/distress
• kleśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kleśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• yat: because/that
• yat: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (relative particle: “because/that which”)

• bhavān: you (honored one)
• bhavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक; honorific pronoun)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदरार्थ (honorific “you”)

• akṣi-gocaraḥ: visible/within sight
• akṣi-gocaraḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + gocara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (“within the range of the eye”); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (bhavān modifies)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about ending suffering through Krishna darshan?

This verse states that the ultimate end of human distress is when the Lord becomes directly visible—His darśana is portrayed as the culmination that dissolves misery.

Why did Krishna’s queens ask Krishna to instruct them what to do?

Seeing Him before them, they identify themselves as His servants and humbly request guidance for proper service, expressing that His presence itself is the greatest relief and blessing.

Practical application of darshan and seva in modern life according to this shloka?

Approach spiritual life as service—seek the Lord’s presence through sincere practice (hearing, chanting, worship) and ask for guidance, making devotion the remedy for inner distress.