Shloka 28

वंशवर्णनम्, अनिरुद्धविवाहः, तथा बलराम-रुक्मी द्यूतविवादः

Devanagari script

ततो ऽनिरुद्धम् आदाय कृतोद्वाहं द्विजोत्तम द्वारकाम् आजगामाथ यदुचक्रं स केशवः

Transliteration

tato 'niruddham ādāya kṛtodvāhaṃ dvijottama dvārakām ājagāmātha yaducakraṃ sa keśavaḥ

Translation

ثم، أيها البرهمن الأسمى، أخذ كيشافا أنيرُدها بعد تمام زواجه على الوجه اللائق، وعاد إلى دواركا، وهو سيدُ دائرةِ اليادو وقوتها.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तर्यबोधक

• aniruddham: Aniruddha
• aniruddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aniruddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• kṛtodvāham: whose marriage was performed / newly married
• kṛtodvāham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta + udvāha (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, विशेषण (qualifying aniruddham)

• dvijottama: O best of brāhmaṇas
• dvijottama: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• dvārakām: to Dvārakā
• dvārakām: Karma (Goal/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• ājagāma: came/arrived
• ājagāma: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/अनन्तर्यबोधक (then/and then)

• yaducakram: the Yadu host/realm
• yaducakram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadu + cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘Yadu-clan circle/host’

• sa: he
• sa: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• keśavaḥ: Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• keśavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; sa इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa safeguards the Yādava line and its alliances by completing Aniruddha’s marriage and returning him safely to Dvārakā.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Gṛhastha-dharma and dynastic continuity through lawful marriage and protection of kin

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma is upheld not only in battle but in completing rightful rites and protecting dependents afterward.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Finish commitments responsibly—complete ceremonies, ensure safety, and restore stability after conflict.

Vishishtadvaita: Keśava as ‘the power moving within the Yadu host’ intimates antaryāmin lordship—Bhagavān immanent in the collective while remaining personal as Kṛṣṇa.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Dharma Exemplar: protection of family and social order

Key Kings: Aniruddha, Keśava

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Vyuha Form: Aniruddha

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Krishna/Vishnu)
• Aniruddha
• Yadus
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the significance of Aniruddha’s marriage in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks a key dynastic event in the Yadava line, showing how Krishna (Keśava) safeguards lineage continuity and social-dharmic order through royal alliances.

How does Sage Parāśara frame Krishna’s role in this verse?

Parāśara presents Keśava not merely as a prince among the Yadus, but as the governing center of the Yadu-cakra—implying divine sovereignty operating through historical narrative.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Keśava) returning to Dvārakā here?

Dvārakā functions as the divine royal seat where Vishnu’s avatāra upholds dharma; the return underscores that worldly events (marriage, polity, lineage) unfold under the Supreme’s directing presence.