Shloka 9

नारदेन कंसबोधनम्, कंसस्योपायचिन्ता, अक्रूरप्रेषणम् (मथुरागमनप्रस्तावः)

Devanagari script

श्वफल्कतनयं सो ऽहम् अक्रूरं यदुपुंगवम् तयोर् आनयनार्थाय प्रेषयिष्यामि गोकुलम्

Transliteration

śvaphalkatanayaṃ so 'ham akrūraṃ yadupuṃgavam tayor ānayanārthāya preṣayiṣyāmi gokulam

Translation

I shall send Akrūra—the son of Śvaphalka, foremost among the Yadus—to Gokula, in order to bring the two of them (Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma) here.

Word by Word

• श्वफल्कतनयम्: the son of Śvaphalka
• श्वफल्कतनयम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वफल्क-तनय (प्रातिपदिक: श्वफल्क + तनय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अक्रूरम्: Akrūra
• अक्रूरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यदुपुंगवम्: the foremost among the Yadus
• यदुपुंगवम्: Visheshya (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु-पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक: यदु + पुंगव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अक्रूरस्य विशेषणरूपेण

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• आनयनार्थाय: for bringing (them)
• आनयनार्थाय: Sampradana (Purpose/Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनयन-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक: आ-नी (धातु) से आनयन + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the purpose of bringing)

• प्रेषयिष्यामि: I will send
• प्रेषयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेषय् (धातु; √इष्/√प्रेष् causative sense)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; णिच् (causative) प्रयोग

• गोकुलम्: to Gokula
• गोकुलम्: Karman (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गन्तव्यदेश (destination)

Speaker

Kaṃsa (king of Mathura)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Kaṃsa’s measures—sending Akrūra to fetch Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa’s descent culminates in confronting Kaṃsa in Mathurā, and Akrūra becomes the instrument to bring him there for the destruction of adharma.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Right order within the Yadu community and the ending of Kaṃsa’s persecution of Vasudeva’s sons

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Dharma Exemplar: Loyalty to dharma (Akrūra as righteous Yadu)

Key Kings: Śvaphalka

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Kaṃsa
• Akrūra
• Śvaphalka
• Yadus
• Gokula
• Kṛṣṇa
• Balarāma

FAQs

What is the significance of Akrūra being called “yadupuṅgava” in the Vishnu Purana?

It highlights Akrūra’s eminence and trustworthiness within the Yadu clan—making him the ideal envoy for the pivotal act of bringing Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma from Gokula.

How does this verse show the unfolding of divine order despite Kaṃsa’s intentions?

Kaṃsa’s political command becomes an instrument that advances the larger divine narrative—moving Kṛṣṇa from pastoral Gokula toward Mathura where tyrannical power is confronted and dharma is restored.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu (as Krishna) in this context?

Though not named explicitly in the verse, Kṛṣṇa’s presence as the supreme protector is implied: even hostile schemes are subsumed into the Lord’s sovereign design, a key Vaishnava theme emphasized across the Purana.