Shloka 74

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

Devanagari script

गोकुले वसुदेवस्य भार्यान्या रोहिणी स्थिता तस्याः स संभूतिसमं देवि नेयस् त्वयोदरम्

Transliteration

gokule vasudevasya bhāryānyā rohiṇī sthitā tasyāḥ sa saṃbhūtisamaṃ devi neyas tvayodaram

Translation

In Gokula dwells Rohiṇī, another wife of Vasudeva. O goddess, the one who is to be born as her equal in birth is to be led by you into her womb.

Word by Word

• गोकुले: in Gokula
• गोकुले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वसुदेवस्य: of Vasudeva
• वसुदेवस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अन्या: another
• अन्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भार्या इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• रोहिणी: Rohiṇī
• रोहिणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भार्या-अन्या इत्यस्य विशेष्य-नाम

• स्थिता: is staying / is situated
• स्थिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; रोहिणी इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• संभूति: birth/origin
• संभूति: Qualifier (समास-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, समास-पूर्वपद

• समम्: equal to / corresponding to
• समम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (अवस्थां/रूपं) इत्यर्थे; समासे उत्तरपद (संभूतिसमम्)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नेयः: is to be taken/led
• नेयः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नी (धातु) → नेय (कृदन्त, यत्-प्रत्यय; gerundive)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (to be led)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/सामान्य, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ-निर्देशे (agent of gerundive)

• उदरम्: to the womb/belly
• उदरम्: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गन्तव्य-स्थान-रूपेण

Speaker

Yogamāyā (Divine Power speaking to Devakī, as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To transfer the seventh conception (Saṅkarṣaṇa/Balarāma) from Devakī to Rohiṇī in Gokula, protecting the avatāric entourage from Kaṃsa.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Preservation of the divine companions who enable Krishna’s līlā and protection of devotees

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavān’s protection works through hidden movements and humble places (Gokula), making the refuge of devotees a theater of divine grace.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Value simple, dharmic community and inner purity as a ‘Gokula’ where devotion can be sheltered and strengthened.

Vishishtadvaita: Grace (anugraha) operates in history and relationships; the Lord’s saving will is mediated through persons and places without losing divine sovereignty.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Vasudeva

Bhakti Type: Vatsalya

Vyuha Form: Sankarshana

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Rohiṇī
• Gokula
• Yogamāyā
• Balarāma (implied transfer to Rohiṇī)

FAQs

What is the significance of Rohiṇī living in Gokula in the Vishnu Purana?

It establishes Gokula/Vraja as the protected setting where Vasudeva’s lineage is safeguarded, enabling the divine plan for the avatāra narrative to unfold beyond Kaṃsa’s reach.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of Yogamāyā in this episode?

Through the narrated instruction, Yogamāyā functions as Vishnu’s sovereign power that “leads” the destined birth into the proper womb, ensuring the avatāra-līlā proceeds according to cosmic order.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, his supremacy is implied: the births of the divine brothers and the protection of dharma are orchestrated by his transcendent will acting through Yogamāyā.