Shloka 65

देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्

Devanagari script

अवतीर्य च तत्रायं कंसं घातयिता भुवि कालनेमिं समुद्भूतम् इत्य् उक्त्वान्तर्दधे हरिः

Transliteration

avatīrya ca tatrāyaṃ kaṃsaṃ ghātayitā bhuvi kālanemiṃ samudbhūtam ity uktvāntardadhe hariḥ

Translation

“Descending there, He will strike down Kaṃsa upon the earth—Kaṃsa, who has arisen from Kālanemi.” Having spoken thus, Hari disappeared from sight.

Word by Word

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• अवतीर्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): 'having descended'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: 'there')

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कंसम्: Kaṃsa
• कंसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• घातयिता: will be the slayer
• घातयिता: Karta (Predicate agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: ण्वुल्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (agent noun/future agent: 'one who will slay'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• कालनेमिम्: Kālanemi (as [reborn] Kālanemi)
• कालनेमिम्: Karma (Appositional object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालनेमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कंसस्य विशेषणरूपेण (as an epithet in apposition)

• समुद्भूतम्: arisen, born (as)
• समुद्भूतम्: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उद्-भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle: 'arisen/produced'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of कंसम्/कालनेमिम् as 'arisen as')

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund): 'having said'

• अन्तर्दधे: disappeared/withdrew
• अन्तर्दधे: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्-धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The specific target of the avatāra—Kaṃsa’s death—and the identification of his asuric origin as Kālanemi.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: decisive

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To descend and kill Kaṃsa—an incarnation of Kālanemi—thereby removing a key asuric oppressor and advancing the bhū-bhāra-haraṇa mission.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Protection of the devas and the restoration of just rule by eliminating tyrannical asuric kings.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adharma rooted in asuric disposition inevitably meets divine justice when the Lord descends for loka-saṃgraha.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Resist tyranny and injustice through dharmic means, with faith that unrighteous power is impermanent.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s personal action in history affirms a world that is real and meaningful as His body (śarīra), where dharma is upheld by His will.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Kaṃsa, Vasudeva

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Krishna (implied avatāra)
• Kaṃsa
• Kālanemi

FAQs

What is the significance of Kaṃsa being described as ‘arisen from Kālanemi’ in the Vishnu Purana?

It links Kaṃsa to an earlier demonic archetype (Kālanemi), showing recurring adharma across ages and the continuity of Vishnu’s restorative intervention through avatāra.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the purpose of Vishnu’s descent here?

Through prophecy: Hari descends into the world-order to destroy a specific agent of oppression (Kaṃsa), demonstrating that the Supreme governs history to re-establish dharma.

What is the theological importance of Hari ‘disappearing’ after speaking?

It underscores Vishnu’s sovereignty: He reveals intention, sets cosmic events in motion, and remains beyond ordinary perception—immanent in action yet transcendent in essence.