Shloka 35

विषप्रयोगः कृत्योत्पादनं च (प्रह्लादस्य अवध्यता, कृत्याविनाशः, पुरोहितानां रक्षणम्)

Devanagari script

कृत्यया दह्यमानांस् तान् विलोक्य स महामतिः त्राहि कृष्णेत्य् अनन्तेति वदन्न् अभ्यवपद्यत

Transliteration

kṛtyayā dahyamānāṃs tān vilokya sa mahāmatiḥ trāhi kṛṣṇety ananteti vadann abhyavapadyata

Translation

Seeing them scorched by the kṛtyā, that great-souled one cried, “Save us, O Kṛṣṇa—O Ananta!” and at once surrendered, taking refuge in the Lord.

Word by Word

• कृत्यया: by the witchcraft/evil rite (kṛtyā)
• कृत्यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• दह्यमानान्: being burned
• दह्यमानान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/आत्मनेपद-भावे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तान्)

• तान्: those (men)
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• विलोक्य: having seen
• विलोक्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + लोक् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययीभाव/क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund), क्रियाविशेषणम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महामतिः: the great-minded one
• महामतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: महा + मति (कर्मधारय); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्राहि: protect! save!
• त्राहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कृष्ण: O Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अनन्त: O Ananta
• अनन्त: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय

• वदन्: saying
• वदन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वद् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले परस्मैपद-शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि, विशेषणम् (सः)

• अभ्यवपद्यत: he took refuge / resorted (to)
• अभ्यवपद्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + अव + पद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: In mortal danger, the highest recourse is śaraṇāgati—calling upon Kṛṣṇa/Ananta as sole protector.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: In crisis, replace reactivity with deliberate remembrance and surrender (nāma-smaraṇa + reliance on divine protection).

Vishishtadvaita: Personal Lord (Ananta/Kṛṣṇa) responds to the surrendered soul, affirming saviśeṣa-brahman as accessible refuge.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Ananta
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of calling Vishnu ‘Krishna’ and ‘Ananta’ in the Vishnu Purana?

It invokes Vishnu both as the intimate, saving Lord (Kṛṣṇa) and as the limitless, all-supporting Supreme (Ananta), emphasizing that refuge in Him transcends every finite danger.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the power of surrender (śaraṇāgati) in such episodes?

Through narrative action: when worldly means fail and harm arises (here, the kṛtyā), the turning of the heart and speech to Vishnu as the sole protector becomes the decisive spiritual response.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Vishnu is portrayed as the supreme sovereign whose protection nullifies even ritually-generated destructive forces, reinforcing His role as the ultimate refuge and controller of cosmic order.