Shloka 46

गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः

Devanagari script

ततः काश्चित्प्रियालापैः काश्चिद् भ्रूभङ्गवीक्षितैः निन्ये ऽनुनयम् अन्याश् च करस्पर्शेन माधवः

Transliteration

tataḥ kāścitpriyālāpaiḥ kāścid bhrūbhaṅgavīkṣitaiḥ ninye 'nunayam anyāś ca karasparśena mādhavaḥ

Translation

Then Mādhava drew them back into harmony—some with affectionate words, some with playful, brow-arched glances, and others with the gentle touch of his hand.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — 'thereupon'

• काश्चित्: some (gopīs)
• काश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (some women)

• प्रिय-आलापैः: with sweet words
• प्रिय-आलापैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + आलाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारय) — प्रियाः आलापाः; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• काश्चित्: some (others)
• काश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• भ्रू-भङ्ग-वीक्षितैः: with frowning glances
• भ्रू-भङ्ग-वीक्षितैः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रू (प्रातिपदिक) + भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + वीक्षित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/करणार्थ) — भ्रूभङ्गेन वीक्षितैः (frowning glances); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• निन्ये: he led/brought
• निन्ये: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अनुनयम्: conciliation, appeasement
• अनुनयम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• अन्याः: others
• अन्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कर-स्पर्शेन: by touch of the hand
• कर-स्पर्शेन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक) + स्पर्श (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) — करस्य स्पर्शः; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• माधवः: Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)
• माधवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Krishna’s appeasement and the many modes of loving reconciliation (anunaya)

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To reconcile and console the gopīs through affectionate speech, playful glances, and gentle touch, demonstrating divine reciprocity with devotees.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Restoration of harmony in loving relationships and affirmation of the Lord’s grace responding to devotion.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavān responds to each devotee according to her disposition—through word, look, or touch—showing grace tailored to individual bhāva.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Approach devotion personally: notice which practices open your heart (prayer, scripture, silent darśana), and let them become your consistent path of reconciliation with the Divine.

Vishishtadvaita: Divine grace is personal and relational, yet grounded in the one Lord who accommodates many souls without dissolving their individuality.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Characters & Entities

• Mādhava (Vishnu/Krishna)

FAQs

What is the significance of Mādhava’s acts of appeasement in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse highlights the Lord’s role as a harmonizer of relationships—restoring concord through gentle, non-coercive means (speech, glance, touch), reflecting dharma-preserving sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara explain reconciliation as part of kingship and order?

In the genealogical narratives, Parāśara often frames ideal rule as the maintenance of social balance; here, reconciliation is achieved through tact and grace rather than force.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Mādhava is presented as the supreme controller who can calm agitation and re-establish harmony—an expression of divine compassion central to Vaishnava thought.