Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

दारुक: कृष्णपदवीमन्विच्छन्नधिगम्य ताम् । वायुं तुलसिकामोदमाघ्रायाभिमुखं ययौ ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

dārukaḥ kṛṣṇa-padavīm anvicchann adhigamya tām vāyuṁ tulasikāmodam āghrāyābhimukhaṁ yayau

Translation

当时，达鲁卡正寻觅主人奎师那的行迹。靠近主所坐之处时，他在微风中嗅到圣罗勒（tulasī）的芬芳，便循香而去。

Synonyms

• दारुकः: Dāruka (Krishna’s charioteer)
• दारुकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृष्ण-पदवीम्: Krishna’s path/track
• कृष्ण-पदवीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पदवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘कृष्णस्य पदवी’

• अन्विच्छन्: searching for
• अन्विच्छन्: Karta (कर्ता/Agent, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + इष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present participle/शतृ), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (concomitant action)

• अधिगम्य: having reached
• अधिगम्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having reached/approached’

• ताम्: that (path)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• वायुम्: the breeze/wind
• वायुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• तुलसिका-आमोदम्: the fragrance of tulasī
• तुलसिका-आमोदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुलसिका (प्रातिपदिक) + आमोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘तुलसिकायाः आमोदः’

• आघ्राय: having smelled
• आघ्राय: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + घ्रा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), ‘having smelled’

• अभिमुखम्: towards (it), facing (it)
• अभिमुखम्: Gati/Desha-adhikarana (गति/देश-अधिकरण; direction)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: ‘towards/face-to-face’)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

Characters & Entities

• Dāruka
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about tulasī in relation to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

In this verse, the tulasī fragrance carried by the wind becomes a devotional sign that guides Dāruka toward Kṛṣṇa, showing tulasī’s intimate connection with the Lord and His presence.

Why was Dāruka searching for Lord Kṛṣṇa in Canto 11 Chapter 30?

After Kṛṣṇa withdrew His manifest pastimes and events unfolded leading to the end of the Yadu dynasty, Dāruka—Kṛṣṇa’s charioteer—went looking for Him, following any trace that could lead to the Lord.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

A devotee learns to seek Kṛṣṇa by following devotional “signs” like remembrance, sacred fragrance, and holy association—letting bhakti guide one’s direction when the Lord seems distant.