Shloka 24

नारदेन कंसबोधनम्, कंसस्योपायचिन्ता, अक्रूरप्रेषणम् (मथुरागमनप्रस्तावः)

Devanagari script

तथेत्य् उक्त्वा च राजानं रथम् आरुह्य शोभनम् निश्चक्राम तदा पुर्या मथुराया मधुप्रियः

Transliteration

tathety uktvā ca rājānaṃ ratham āruhya śobhanam niścakrāma tadā puryā mathurāyā madhupriyaḥ

Translation

Saying, “So be it,” Madhu’s beloved had the king ascend the splendid chariot, and at that very time set forth from the city of Mathurā.

Word by Word

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• iti: saying/thus
• iti: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having said)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• rājānam: the king
• rājānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन (Masculine; Accusative; Singular)

• ratham: chariot
• ratham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन (Masculine; Accusative; Singular)

• āruhya: having mounted
• āruhya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√ruh (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having mounted)

• śobhanam: splendid, beautiful
• śobhanam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन (Masculine; Accusative; Singular); रथम् इति विशेषण (qualifying ‘chariot’)

• niścakrāma: went out, departed
• niścakrāma: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis-√kram (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूत-रूपेण); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect; 3rd person; Singular)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Desha-Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• puryāḥ: from the city
• puryāḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (अपादान) एकवचन (Feminine; Ablative; Singular)

• mathurāyāḥ: of Mathurā
• mathurāyāḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध) एकवचन (Feminine; Genitive; Singular)

• madhupriyaḥ: Madhupriya (epithet/name)
• madhupriyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता) एकवचन (Masculine; Nominative; Singular); तत्पुरुष (Madhu’s dear/one dear to Madhu)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa’s presence sets in motion the chain of events that will culminate in Kaṃsa’s destruction and the relief of the oppressed.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Rightful order in Mathurā and protection of devotees through the Lord’s sovereign orchestration.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Kaṃsa

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Krishna (Madhupriya)
• King (unnamed in this verse)
• Mathura

FAQs

What is the significance of Krishna being called “Madhupriya” in the Vishnu Purana?

“Madhupriya” links Krishna to Vishnu’s identity as the beloved/cherished one associated with Madhu, emphasizing divinity behind the human-looking royal action in the narrative.

How does Sage Parāśara frame royal movement and authority in this verse?

By showing Krishna directing the king onto a splendid chariot and departing Mathura, the narration implies that legitimate kingship and its movements operate under a higher, divine ordering.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even in a simple travel action, Krishna is presented as the supreme governor of events—Vishnu’s sovereignty expressed through history, guiding rulers and outcomes within dharma.