Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

को नु स्वप्नः सभाग्याभिर् दृष्टस् ताभिर् अधोक्षजम् विस्तारिकान्तिनयना या द्रक्ष्यन्त्य् अनिवारितम्

Transliteration

ko nu svapnaḥ sabhāgyābhir dṛṣṭas tābhir adhokṣajam vistārikāntinayanā yā drakṣyanty anivāritam

Translation

What wondrous dream was it, that those truly fortunate women beheld Adhokṣaja, the Lord beyond the senses? Now, with eyes widened and shining, they will see Him again—unhindered.

Word by Word

• कः: who/what
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (interrogative pronoun)

• नु: indeed, pray
• नु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/अनुनयार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative/emphatic particle)

• स्वप्नः: a dream
• स्वप्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सभाग्याभिः: by the fortunate (women)
• सभाग्याभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (fortunate women)

• दृष्टः: seen
• दृष्टः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘seen’ (predicate with स्वप्नः)

• ताभिः: by them
• ताभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अधोक्षजम्: Adhokṣaja (the transcendent Lord)
• अधोक्षजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधोक्षज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

• विस्तारिकान्तिनयनाः: (women) whose eyes have expansive radiance
• विस्तारिकान्तिनयनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्तारि + कान्ति + नयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (विस्तारिणी कान्तिः यस्य नयनयोः = having eyes with expansive radiance)

• याः: who (those women)
• याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (relative pronoun)

• द्रक्ष्यन्ति: will see
• द्रक्ष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• अनिवारितम्: unhindered
• अनिवारितम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् + वारि (√वृ/वार्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (unhindered/without obstruction)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the sense-transcendent Lord (Adhokṣaja) becomes visible and repeatedly accessible to the fortunate through grace.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: awe-filled

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He reveals the Adhokṣaja Lord in accessible form so devotees may behold Him repeatedly, unhindered, by His grace.

Leela: Moksha-dana

Dharma Restored: Establishment of bhakti as the sure means to approach the transcendent Lord beyond the senses.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Though Adhokṣaja transcends the senses, He is beheld by the fortunate through His self-revelation, turning ‘dream-like’ wonder into repeated darśana.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Hold together transcendence and intimacy: approach worship with reverent awe while trusting the Lord’s accessibility through disciplined practice and grace.

Vishishtadvaita: Vishnu is beyond sense and mind yet truly manifest with auspicious form and qualities; knowledge arises through His anugraha rather than mere sensory grasp.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Krishna

FAQs

What is the significance of the name Adhokṣaja in the Vishnu Purana?

It emphasizes Vishnu/Krishna as the Supreme Reality who cannot be fully grasped by the senses or ordinary cognition, yet can be directly experienced through grace and devotion.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the experience of divine darśana here?

By contrasting the Lord’s transcendence (Adhokṣaja) with the devotees’ intimate vision—suggesting that what seems like a “dream” is actually the extraordinary fruit of devotion and divine favor.

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

Vishnu, appearing as Krishna, remains transcendent while becoming personally visible to devotees—supporting a bhakti-centered understanding of the Supreme who is both beyond and yet mercifully present.