Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

अथाह कृष्णम् अक्रूरो भवद्भ्यां तावद् आस्यताम् यावत् करोमि कालिन्द्याम् आह्निकार्हणम् अम्भसि

Transliteration

athāha kṛṣṇam akrūro bhavadbhyāṃ tāvad āsyatām yāvat karomi kālindyām āhnikārhaṇam ambhasi

Translation

Then Akrūra said to Kṛṣṇa: “May you both remain here for a while, until I complete my daily rite of worship in the waters of the Kāлиндī (Yamunā).”

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (conjunctive particle: 'then/now')

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• कृष्णम्: to Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अक्रूरः: Akrūra
• अक्रूरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवद्भ्याम्: by you two / from you two (you both)
• भवद्भ्याम्: Sambodhyatva/Prayojya (Addressed persons/सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्द (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental) / पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• तावत्: for the time being
• तावत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, परिमाण/अवधि-सूचक (adverb: 'for so long/for the time being')

• आस्यताम्: sit (you two)
• आस्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), द्विवचन (Dual), आत्मनेपद

• यावत्: until
• यावत्: Sambandha (Clause linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्ध (correlative: 'until/as long as')

• करोमि: I do, I perform
• करोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• कालिन्द्याम्: in the Kāлиндī (Yamunā)
• कालिन्द्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिन्दी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आह्निकार्हणम्: the daily rite/worship
• आह्निकार्हणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आह्निक (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्हण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: daily + worship), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अम्भसि: in the water
• अम्भसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Akrura

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa’s presence sanctifies the tīrtha setting and frames Akrūra’s devotional rite that will culminate in a theophany.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Upholding vaidika daily rites (āhnika) and reverence to sacred waters within divine līlā.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotion expresses itself through disciplined daily worship (āhnika) offered in sacred waters with the Lord as the inner recipient.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Maintain a simple daily sādhana (japa, prayer, or a short water-offering) with mindfulness and humility.

Vishishtadvaita: External rites become meaningful as service to the personal Lord who accepts worship through His immanent presence in sacred media (like tīrtha).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Akrura
• Kalindi (Yamuna)

FAQs

What is the significance of performing āhnika rites in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse shows that daily dharmic observances (āhnika) are upheld even in the presence of divine events, presenting ritual discipline as a supportive framework for devotion.

How does the Vishnu Purana portray the holiness of the Kāлиндī (Yamunā)?

By placing Akrūra’s worship directly in the river’s waters, the text treats the Kāлиндī as a sanctifying sacred space where devotion and purification naturally converge.

What theological idea about Lord Vishnu (Krishna) is implied in this context?

Krishna’s divinity is framed as compatible with and sovereign over dharma—Akrūra pauses the journey for worship, indicating that the Supreme is approached through reverent conduct as well as love.