Shloka 6

गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः

Devanagari script

प्रीतिः सस्त्रीकुमारस्य व्रजस्य तव केशव कर्म चेदम् अशक्यं यत् समस्तैस् त्रिदशैर् अपि

Transliteration

prītiḥ sastrīkumārasya vrajasya tava keśava karma cedam aśakyaṃ yat samastais tridaśair api

Translation

O Keśava—this deed of yours is such that even all the gods together could not accomplish it: you have won the love of Vraja, with its women and its children, binding their hearts to you in effortless devotion.

Word by Word

• प्रीतिः: affection/joy
• प्रीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स: with
• स: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण (pronominal adjective), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्त्री: with women
• स्त्री: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular) (समास-पूर्वपद)

• कुमारस्य: of the boys/children
• कुमारस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्रजस्य: of Vraja
• व्रजस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• केशव: O Keśava
• केशव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कर्म: deed
• कर्म: Karta/Topic (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshya (Head noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• अशक्यम्: impossible
• अशक्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशक्य (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्राय)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• समस्तैः: by all (together)
• समस्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्रिदशैः: by the gods (thirty)
• त्रिदशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: त्रि + दश (तत्पुरुष; देव-पर्याय), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle: ‘even/also’)

Speaker

Likely Sage Parāśara narrating (within Krishna narrative) to Maitreya; the verse functions as a praise-statement addressing Krishna as Keśava.

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Why Kṛṣṇa’s Vraja-līlā uniquely generates irresistible devotion surpassing even the devas

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He dwells in Vraja to bind beings to himself through effortless love, surpassing even the gods’ capacities and granting the highest bhakti.

Leela: Moksha-dana

Dharma Restored: Bhagavat-prādhānya: devotion to Kṛṣṇa as the highest refuge and goal, beyond deva-dependence

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavān’s supreme power is shown not only in miracles but in his capacity to awaken spontaneous love (prema) in all hearts.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Prioritize loving remembrance and simple service; let devotion become ‘effortless’ through daily practice, humility, and trust.

Vishishtadvaita: Liberation is relational: the soul attains fulfillment by loving union-in-service to the personal Supreme who graciously attracts all.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Vatsalya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Krishna (Keśava)
• Vraja (Vrindavana cowherd community)
• Devas (Tridaśa)

FAQs

What is the significance of Vraja’s love (prīti) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse elevates Vraja’s all-inclusive affection—women and children alike—as a uniquely divine achievement, showing bhakti as something the Lord awakens directly in devotees’ hearts.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Lord’s supremacy over the Devas here?

By stating that even all the gods together could not perform what Krishna does—winning complete, intimate devotion—Parāśara frames Krishna’s līlā as proof of Bhagavan’s unrivaled power and grace.

What is the theological importance of addressing Krishna as Keśava in this context?

Calling him Keśava marks Krishna as Bhagavan Vishnu himself; the verse highlights that the Supreme Person’s true sovereignty is shown not only in cosmic feats but in drawing souls into loving surrender.