Shloka 24

अक्रूरस्य यमुनादर्शनम्, मथुराप्रवेशः, रजकवधः, माल्यजीवकवरदानम्

Devanagari script

मालाकाराय कृष्णो ऽपि प्रसन्नः प्रददौ वरम् श्रीस् त्वां मत्संश्रया भद्र न कदाचित् त्यजिष्यति

Transliteration

mālākārāya kṛṣṇo 'pi prasannaḥ pradadau varam śrīs tvāṃ matsaṃśrayā bhadra na kadācit tyajiṣyati

Translation

Pleased, Śrī Kṛṣṇa granted a boon to the garland-maker: “Auspicious one—Śrī (Lakṣmī), who abides in Me, shall never, at any time, abandon you.”

Word by Word

• mālākārāya: to the garland-maker
• mālākārāya: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mālākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• kṛṣṇaḥ: Krishna
• kṛṣṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha-dyotaka (Particle/सम्बन्धद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारः—समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• prasannaḥ: pleased
• prasannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• pradadau: gave
• pradadau: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• śrīḥ: Śrī (Fortune)
• śrīḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mat-saṃśrayā: dependent on me
• mat-saṃśrayā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + saṃśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मत्-समाश्रया = मयि आश्रिता)

• bhadra: O good one
• bhadra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधनपदम्

• na: not/never
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेधार्थक (negation)

• kadācit: ever/at any time
• kadācit: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adverb/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (at any time/ever)

• tyajiṣyati: will abandon
• tyajiṣyati: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Śrī Kṛṣṇa bestows enduring prosperity and protection upon a sincere devotee, demonstrating the Lord as giver of boons and refuge.

Leela: Moksha-dana

Dharma Restored: Securing the devotee’s well-being through divine favor, affirming that devotion attracts lasting auspiciousness under the Lord’s shelter.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śrī is inseparable from the Lord and, through His favor, becomes unwaveringly present with the devotee who takes refuge in Him.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Anchor prosperity in dharma: seek ‘Śrī’ through devotion, integrity, and generosity rather than anxiety; treat blessings as stewardship under God.

Vishishtadvaita: Śrī (Lakṣmī) as ‘matsaṃśrayā’ underscores the inseparable divine couple and grace-mediated salvation/protection central to Śrī-Vaiṣṇava thought.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Shri (Lakshmi)
• Mālākāra (garland-maker)

FAQs

What is the significance of Śrī (Lakṣmī) “never abandoning” a devotee in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames prosperity and auspiciousness as a divine, stable grace: Śrī is portrayed as inseparably aligned with Kṛṣṇa, and thus her favor becomes enduring when granted by Him.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine reward in this episode?

Through a narrative boon: Parāśara shows that Kṛṣṇa’s pleasure (prasāda) transforms a devotee’s fate, making worldly and spiritual well-being flow from the Lord’s sovereign will.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu/Kṛṣṇa in this context?

Kṛṣṇa appears as the Supreme bestower—Śrī herself is described as ‘resting in Me,’ highlighting Vaishnava theology where all fortune and order depend on Vishnu as ultimate reality.