Shloka 17

पारिजातहरणम्, द्वारकाप्रवेशः, षोडशसहस्रविवाहः

Pārijāta, Return to Dvārakā, and the Lord’s Many Forms

Devanagari script

एकैकश्येन ताः कन्या मेनिरे मधुसूदनः ममैव पाणिग्रहणं भगवान् कृतवान् इति

Transliteration

ekaikaśyena tāḥ kanyā menire madhusūdanaḥ mamaiva pāṇigrahaṇaṃ bhagavān kṛtavān iti

Translation

প্রত্যেক কন্যাই একে একে মনে করল—“ভগবান মধুসূদনই আমার হাত বিবাহে গ্রহণ করেছেন; আমাকেই তিনি গ্রহণ করেছেন।”

Word by Word

एकैकश्येनone by one

ताःthose (women)

कन्याःmaidens

मेनिरेthought/considered

मधुसूदनःMadhusudana

ममmy

एवindeed/only

पाणिग्रहणम्the marriage (hand-taking)

भगवान्the Lord

कृतवान्did/has done

इतिthus

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Krishna

Madhusudana

maidens (kanyas)

FAQs

What is the significance of each maiden believing Krishna married her alone in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse highlights Bhagavān’s divine sovereignty and yogic power—his capacity to be fully present to each devotee without division, expressing līlā while remaining the Supreme Reality.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine action in this episode?

Through narrative description rather than abstract doctrine: Parāśara shows that Krishna’s acts operate beyond ordinary limitation, indicating the Lord’s transcendent nature even within worldly rites like marriage.

What is the theological importance of calling Krishna “Bhagavān” here?

“Bhagavān” frames Krishna not as a mere heroic king but as the Supreme Lord (Vishnu) whose līlā governs events—supporting Vaishnava readings where the personal Lord is the highest reality.