Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

अहं रामश् च मथुरां श्वो यास्यावः समं त्वया गोपवृद्धाश् च यास्यन्ति ह्य् आदायोपायनं बहु

Transliteration

ahaṃ rāmaś ca mathurāṃ śvo yāsyāvaḥ samaṃ tvayā gopavṛddhāś ca yāsyanti hy ādāyopāyanaṃ bahu

Translation

Tomorrow, Balarāma and I shall set out for Mathurā together with you; and the elder cowherds, too, will go—bearing many gifts and offerings.

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रामः: Rāma (Balarāma)
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मथुराम्: Mathurā
• मथुराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• श्वः: tomorrow
• श्वः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्वः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: tomorrow)

• यास्यावः: we two will go
• यास्यावः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लकारः—लृट् (Simple Future), पुरुषः—उत्तम (1st), वचनम्—द्विवचन; धातुः—या; अर्थः—'गमिष्यावः'

• समम्: together
• समम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (adverbial use: together/equally)

• त्वया: with you
• त्वया: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सहार्थे (with you)

• गोपवृद्धाः: the elder cowherds
• गोपवृद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप + वृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—गोपानां वृद्धाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यास्यन्ति: will go
• यास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लकारः—लृट् (Simple Future), पुरुषः—प्रथम (3rd), वचनम्—बहुवचन; धातुः—या

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), अर्थः—'गृहीत्वा' (having taken)

• उपायनम्: gift, offering
• उपायनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• बहु: much, many
• बहु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'उपायनम्' इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sri Krishna (reported by Sage Parāśara in narration to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To proceed to Mathurā and end Kaṃsa’s reign, safeguarding Vraja and restoring dharma in the Yādava realm.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Security of Vraja and the re-ordering of society under righteous governance.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Balarama (Rama)
• Mathura
• Elder cowherds

FAQs

What is the significance of Krishna going to Mathura in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks the turning point from Vrindavan līlā to the public restoration of dharma, where Krishna’s divine sovereignty begins to directly confront Kamsa’s tyranny.

How does the Vishnu Purana portray Krishna’s divine plan through ordinary actions like travel and gifts?

By showing Krishna following customary conduct—journeying with companions and accepting social norms of offerings—the text frames the Supreme’s līlā as operating within worldly order while steering destiny.

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

Krishna appears as the Supreme Reality who, while acting like a human among cowherds, orchestrates the larger cosmic purpose of protecting dharma and re-establishing righteous rule.