Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 27

The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Departure

Devanagari script

रामनिर्याणमालोक्य भगवान् देवकीसुत: । निषसाद धरोपस्थे तुष्णीमासाद्य पिप्पलम् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

rāma-niryāṇam ālokya bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ niṣasāda dharopasthe tuṣṇīm āsādya pippalam

Translation

见罗摩离去后，天后之子、世尊克里希纳在近旁的毕钵罗树下默然坐于地上。

Synonyms

• राम-निर्याणम्: Rama’s departure
• राम-निर्याणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of आलोक्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्याण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य निर्याणम्)

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having seen’

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• देवकी-सुतः: son of Devakī (Krishna)
• देवकी-सुतः: सम्बन्ध/अप्पोज़िशन (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवक्याः सुतः)

• निषसाद: sat down
• निषसाद: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धर-उपस्थे: on the ground
• धर-उपस्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक) + उपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धरस्य उपस्थे = on the ground’s lap)

• तुष्णीम्: silently
• तुष्णीम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तुष्णीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आसाद्य: having approached
• आसाद्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having approached/reached’

• पिप्पलम्: the pippala (aśvattha) tree
• पिप्पलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of आसाद्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिप्पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Balarāma
• Kṛṣṇa
• Devakī

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Balarama’s departure before Krishna’s disappearance?

In 11.30.27, Śukadeva describes that after witnessing Balarāma’s departure, Lord Kṛṣṇa quietly sat on the earth beneath a pippala tree, indicating the imminent conclusion of His earthly pastimes.

Why did Krishna sit silently under a pippala tree after Balarama left?

The verse portrays Kṛṣṇa’s composed, silent presence as He prepares to conclude His manifest līlā; it signals a solemn transition after Balarāma’s departure and the end of the Yadu dynasty events at Prabhāsa.

What is a practical lesson from Bhagavatam 11.30.27 for modern life?

Even amid profound change and loss, the Lord’s example here emphasizes steadiness, inner silence, and spiritual composure—turning inward toward dharma and remembrance rather than agitation.