Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

कृतसंवन्दनौ तेन यथावद् बलकेशवौ ततः प्रविष्टौ संहृष्टौ तम् आदायात्ममन्दिरम्

Transliteration

kṛtasaṃvandanau tena yathāvad balakeśavau tataḥ praviṣṭau saṃhṛṣṭau tam ādāyātmamandiram

Translation

Having been duly greeted with reverence by him, the two divine boys—Bala and Keśava—then entered joyfully, and taking him with them, went into their own inner residence.

Word by Word

• कृत-संवन्दनौ: having made salutations
• कृत-संवन्दनौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु) + संवन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) + तत्पुरुष-समास; English: masculine nominative dual, PPP used adjectivally

• तेन: by him / by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; English: instrumental singular (by him/thereby)

• यथावत्: properly, as is fitting
• यथावत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• बल-केशवौ: Bala and Keśava
• बल-केशवौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक) + केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (समाहार/इतरेतर)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (temporal/sequence adverb)

• प्रविष्टौ: entered
• प्रविष्टौ: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (विश् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) प्रयुक्तं क्रियापदवत्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; English: PPP ‘entered’, masc nom dual

• संहृष्टौ: delighted
• संहृष्टौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-हृष् (हृष् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; English: delighted, masc nom dual

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; English: accusative singular (him)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purva-kala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-दा (दा धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव (gerund/absolutive); English: having taken

• आत्म-मन्दिरम्: his own house/abode
• आत्म-मन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (आत्मनः मन्दिरम्); English: neuter accusative singular

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna, as the divine descender, orchestrates events leading to the removal of Kaṃsa’s tyranny and the protection of dharma in Mathurā and Vraja.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Protection of the Yādava clan and the rightful order against usurping violence.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Vyuha Form: Vasudeva

Characters & Entities

• Balarama
• Krishna (Keśava)

FAQs

What is the significance of proper reverence (yathāvat saṃvandana) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse highlights that approaching the divine is accompanied by right conduct—offering fitting respect—after which the Lord’s presence becomes intimate and accessible within the narrative.

How does Sage Parāśara frame Krishna and Balarama’s actions in this scene?

Parāśara presents them as both divine and personable—receiving honor, rejoicing, and then leading the person inward—showing how the Supreme moves within human settings through līlā.

What is the theological importance of Keśava here?

Keśava’s sovereignty is expressed not only through cosmic power but through gracious nearness: he accepts devotion and draws the devotee into his own abode, implying divine initiative in granting access.