Shloka 10

Devanagari script

साधितं कृष्ण देवानाम् अहं मन्ये प्रयोजनम् त्वयायम् अद्रिप्रवरः करेणैकेन यद् धृतः

Transliteration

sādhitaṃ kṛṣṇa devānām ahaṃ manye prayojanam tvayāyam adripravaraḥ kareṇaikena yad dhṛtaḥ

Translation

O Kṛṣṇa, I deem the gods’ very purpose fulfilled—since by you this foremost of mountains has been held aloft with a single hand.

Word by Word

• साधितम्: has been accomplished
• साधितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √साध् (धातु) → साधित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘accomplished’ (PPP; neuter sg)

• कृष्ण: O Krishna
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन एकवचनम् (Vocative singular)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural masculine)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• मन्ये: I think
• मन्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमान); आत्मनेपदम्; उत्तमपुरुषः एकवचनम् (Present, 1st sg, Ātmanepada)

• प्रयोजनम्: purpose, objective
• प्रयोजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (Accusative singular neuter)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (Nominative singular masculine)

• अद्रिप्रवरः: the foremost of mountains
• अद्रिप्रवरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रि + प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (Nominative singular masculine)

• करेण: with (your) hand
• करेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular masculine)

• एकेन: with one (alone)
• एकेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (Instrumental singular masculine; adjectival)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-प्रत्ययः (relative pronoun; Nom./Acc. sg neuter)

• धृतः: was held
• धृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धृ (धातु) → धृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; ‘held’ (PPP; nominative sg masculine)

Speaker

Indra (addressing Sri Krishna after the Govardhana episode, as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To demonstrate divine supremacy and complete the gods’ purpose by curbing Indra’s arrogance through the Govardhana miracle.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Proper hierarchy of worship—acknowledging Vishnu/Krishna as the ultimate protector beyond deva-offices

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even the devas find their ends fulfilled through the Lord’s acts; divine power is not limited by ordinary measures.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Let extraordinary grace strengthen faith; avoid pride in delegated power or achievements.

Vishishtadvaita: The Supreme works through and beyond the devas, integrating cosmic administration into dependence on Narayana/Krishna.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Devas
• Govardhana (mountain)

FAQs

What is the significance of Govardhana lifting in the Vishnu Purana?

It proclaims Krishna’s sovereign divinity: with effortless power he protects the community and demonstrates that the devas’ authority is subordinate to the Supreme (Vishnu as Krishna).

How does Sage Parāśara explain the shift from deva-centered ritual to Krishna devotion here?

Through the narrative consequence—Indra’s pride is checked and he acknowledges Krishna—Parāśara frames bhakti to the Supreme as the true foundation of protection and order, not fear-based propitiation of lesser gods.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu (as Krishna) in this context?

Krishna is shown as the Supreme Reality who upholds the world and humbles even Indra, reinforcing a Vaishnava hierarchy where all divine functions culminate in Vishnu’s will.