Shloka 10

अक्रूर-सत्कारः, मथुरायात्रा-विरहः, यमुनातटे दिव्यदर्शनम्, चतुर्व्यूह-नमस्कारः

Devanagari script

निशेयं नीयतां वीर न चिन्तां कर्तुम् अर्हसि त्रिरात्राभ्यन्तरे कंसं हनिष्यामि सहानुगम्

Transliteration

niśeyaṃ nīyatāṃ vīra na cintāṃ kartum arhasi trirātrābhyantare kaṃsaṃ haniṣyāmi sahānugam

Translation

Let this night be passed, O hero—do not give yourself to anxiety. Within three nights I shall strike down Kaṃsa, together with all who follow and uphold him.

Word by Word

• निशेयम्: the night
• निशेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अर्थे—'रात्रिम्'

• नीयताम्: let (it) be spent/led
• नीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लकारः—लोट् (imperative), पुरुषः—प्रथम (3rd), वचनम्—एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive): 'let it be led/spent'

• वीर: O hero
• वीर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• न: do not
• न: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• चिन्ताम्: worry
• चिन्ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—तुमुन् (infinitive), अर्थः—'कर्तुं' (to do)

• अर्हसि: you ought (to)
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लकारः—लट् (present), पुरुषः—मध्यम (2nd), वचनम्—एकवचन; धातुः—अर्ह्

• त्रिरात्राभ्यन्तरे: within three nights
• त्रिरात्राभ्यन्तरे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + रात्रि + अभ्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अभ्यन्तर-शब्दः), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—त्रयाणां रात्रिणाम् अभ्यन्तरे (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• कंसम्: Kaṃsa
• कंसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• हनिष्यामि: I will kill
• हनिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लकारः—लृट् (Simple Future), पुरुषः—उत्तम (1st), वचनम्—एकवचन; धातुः—हन्

• सहानुगम्: together with his followers
• सहानुगम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'कंसम्' इति विशेषणम्; समासः—सह + अनुगम् (अव्ययीभाव: 'with followers')

Speaker

Sri Krishna (as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To swiftly destroy Kaṃsa and his supporters, removing the immediate threat to devotees and dharma.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Removal of tyrannical violence and fear; re-establishment of safety for the innocent.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Surrendered trust replaces anxiety when one is aligned with Bhagavān’s protecting resolve.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: In crises, reduce rumination by committing to right action and resting the mind in a clear, time-bound plan grounded in faith.

Vishishtadvaita: Bhagavān’s grace is not abstract: it manifests as concrete protection in time and space for those under His refuge.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Kamsa

FAQs

What is the significance of Krishna’s time-bound vow in the Vishnu Purana?

It underscores divine sovereignty: the avatāra does not merely predict outcomes but authoritatively sets the timetable for dharma’s restoration by removing Kaṃsa and his faction.

How does Sage Parāśara frame fear and reassurance in this episode?

Through Krishna’s direct assurance—“do not worry”—Parāśara presents the Lord as the refuge who dissolves anxiety by guaranteeing the downfall of adharma and its supporters.

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

Vishnu appears as the Supreme Reality acting within history: protecting devotees, ending tyranny, and re-establishing cosmic and social order by eliminating Kaṃsa and his adherents.