Shloka 13

नारदेन कंसबोधनम्, कंसस्योपायचिन्ता, अक्रूरप्रेषणम् (मथुरागमनप्रस्तावः)

Devanagari script

भो भो दानपते वाक्यं क्रियतां प्रीतये मम इतः स्यन्दनम् आरुह्य गम्यतां नन्दगोकुलम्

Transliteration

bho bho dānapate vākyaṃ kriyatāṃ prītaye mama itaḥ syandanam āruhya gamyatāṃ nandagokulam

Translation

“Ho there, ho there, O lord of generosity—do as I say to please me: mount the chariot from here at once and go to Nanda’s Gokula.”

Word by Word

• भो: O!
• भो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बोधन-निपात vocative particle)

• भो: O!
• भो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बोधन-निपात vocative particle)

• दानपते: O lord of gifts (generous one)
• दानपते: Sambodhana (Addressee/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दानस्य पतिः)

• वाक्यम्: the instruction/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• क्रियताम्: let it be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: “let it be done”)

• प्रीतये: for the pleasure
• प्रीतये: Sampradana/Prayojana (For the sake of/सम्प्रदान-प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• इतः: from here
• इतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधि/अपादानार्थ adverb “from here”)

• स्यन्दनम्: the chariot
• स्यन्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्यन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल (absolutive/gerund)

• गम्यताम्: let (him) go
• गम्यताम्: Kriya (Injunctive command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: “let (one) go”)

• नन्दगोकुलम्: Nanda’s Gokula
• नन्दगोकुलम्: Karma (Goal/object of going/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + गोकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नन्दस्य गोकुलम्)

Speaker

A commanding figure addressing a ‘dānapati’ (generous lord); within Vishnu Purana Book 5 narrative this is situated in the Krishna-cycle where orders are issued to proceed to Nanda’s Gokula (speaker varies by recension/episode framing).

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna’s movement from Gokula toward Mathurā is set in motion to fulfill the divine removal of Kaṃsa’s oppression.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Safeguarding the cowherd community and initiating the end of unjust rule.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Characters & Entities

• Nanda
• Gokula

FAQs

What is the significance of Gokula in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse highlights Gokula (Nanda’s settlement) as a key locus where Krishna’s līlā unfolds, making it a central devotional landscape in Book 5.

How does the Vishnu Purana portray authority and sovereignty in Krishna’s narrative?

Even simple travel-commands (“mount the chariot, go to Gokula”) function as narrative pivots, showing how events align toward the divine purpose behind Krishna’s presence among the cowherds.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

In Book 5, Krishna’s earthly movements are read as Vishnu’s līlā—ordinary actions become instruments of cosmic order, drawing devotees toward bhakti-centered dharma.