Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

धन्यास् ते पथि ये कृष्णम् इतो यान्त्य् अनिवारिताः उद्वहिष्यन्ति पश्यन्तः स्वदेहं पुलकाञ्चितम्

Transliteration

dhanyās te pathi ye kṛṣṇam ito yānty anivāritāḥ udvahiṣyanti paśyantaḥ svadehaṃ pulakāñcitam

Translation

Blessed are those who, unobstructed, go from here along the road with Krishna; gazing upon Him, they can scarcely bear even their own bodies, bristling with rapture.

Word by Word

• धन्याः: blessed, fortunate
• धन्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (pronoun)

• पथि: on the road
• पथि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (relative pronoun)

• कृष्णम्: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इतः: from here
• इतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘from here/ hence’)

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• अनिवारिताः: unhindered
• अनिवारिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् + वारि (√वृ/वार्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘not prevented/unhindered’

• उद्वहिष्यन्ति: will bear/carry
• उद्वहिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + वह् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• पश्यन्तः: seeing
• पश्यन्तः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्वदेहम्: their own body
• स्वदेहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वः देहः = one’s own body)

• पुलकाञ्चितम्: bristling with goosebumps
• पुलकाञ्चितम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुलक + अञ्चित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (अञ्चित = marked), ‘marked with horripilation’

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The extraordinary blessedness (dhanyatā) of those who gain unobstructed proximity to Krishna.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: ecstatic

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He draws devotees into blessed proximity (satsaṅga/darśana) while moving toward the removal of Kaṃsa’s oppression.

Leela: Moksha-dana

Dharma Restored: Bestowal of grace through darśana and the strengthening of bhakti as a sustaining dharma.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Direct vision of Krishna produces involuntary sāttvika-bhāvas (like horripilation), revealing grace acting upon body and mind.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Value embodied devotion: allow tears, trembling, or stillness to arise naturally in prayer without self-consciousness, while maintaining humility and steadiness.

Vishishtadvaita: Grace is experiential and embodied: the Lord’s qualities (kalyāṇa-guṇas) touch the finite self, transforming it without erasing individuality.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

What is the significance of horripilation (pulaka) in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, pulaka marks an embodied surge of devotion: the devotee’s whole being responds to Krishna’s presence, showing bhakti as experiential and transformative rather than merely intellectual.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the devotees’ response to Krishna here?

Parāśara portrays the devotees as “blessed” because they can accompany Krishna without obstruction; simply beholding Him overwhelms them, making even their own bodies feel difficult to bear due to ecstatic rapture.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu/Krishna in this context?

Krishna is presented as the supreme locus of grace and attraction: His darshan naturally produces devotion’s highest intensity, implying His sovereignty over the heart and the devotee’s inner transformation.