Shloka 24

शरद्वर्णनं, योगोपमा, तथा गोवर्धन-यज्ञप्रवर्तनम्

Devanagari script

तस्मात् प्रावृषि राजानः सर्वे शक्रं मुदा युताः महैः सुरेशम् अर्चन्ति वयम् अन्ये च मानवाः

Transliteration

tasmāt prāvṛṣi rājānaḥ sarve śakraṃ mudā yutāḥ mahaiḥ sureśam arcanti vayam anye ca mānavāḥ

Translation

Therefore, when the rainy season arrives, all kings—filled with gladness—worship Śakra (Indra), lord of the gods, with great ceremonies; and so do we, and other people as well.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Apadana (Source/Reason/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• prāvṛṣi: in the rainy season
• prāvṛṣi: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāvṛṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• rājānaḥ: kings
• rājānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• śakram: Śakra (Indra)
• śakram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mud (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• yutāḥ: endowed (with)
• yutāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (कृदन्त; √yuj/युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘युक्त’ = endowed/connected

• mahaiḥ: with great honours
• mahaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mah (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘महस्/महः’ = great (honours)

• sureśam: lord of the gods
• sureśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘सुराणाम् ईशः’

• arcanti: worship
• arcanti: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arc (अर्च्)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• anye: others
• anye: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• mānavāḥ: men/humans
• mānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa uses the social custom of Indra-worship to set up a corrective teaching and to humble Indra’s pride for the protection of Vraja.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Proper hierarchy of devotion and the chastening of deva-pride (adhikāra-bodha)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Human society responds to perceived benefactors with worship, but that instinct must be guided by right discernment of the true source of welfare.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Practice gratitude while examining where dependence is misplaced; align rituals with deeper values, not mere fear or convention.

Vishishtadvaita: Lower deities may be honored within order, yet ultimate dependence belongs to the Supreme who governs all agencies.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Kings
• Humans (mānavāḥ)
• Devas (implied by sureśa)

FAQs

What is the significance of worshipping Śakra (Indra) in the rainy season in the Vishnu Purana?

It presents seasonal worship as a dharmic act that aligns society with ṛta (cosmic order), celebrating the rains and honoring the deva associated with rainfall and sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of kings in maintaining universal order?

By showing that kings lead public, timely rites—“with great ceremonies”—so that governance and prosperity remain harmonized with the cosmic calendar and dharma.

What is Lord Vishnu’s theological importance in this context, even when Indra is worshipped?

The Purana’s framework treats devas like Indra as empowered functionaries within a larger divine order ultimately rooted in Vishnu as the Supreme Reality sustaining the cosmos.