Shloka 29

अक्रूरस्य यमुनादर्शनम्, मथुराप्रवेशः, रजकवधः, माल्यजीवकवरदानम्

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्त्वा तद्गृहात् कृष्णो बलदेवसहायवान् निर्जगाम मुनिश्रेष्ठ मालाकारेण पूजितः

Transliteration

ity uktvā tadgṛhāt kṛṣṇo baladevasahāyavān nirjagāma muniśreṣṭha mālākāreṇa pūjitaḥ

Translation

Having spoken thus, O best of sages, Krishna—supported by Balarama—departed from that house, honored with reverent worship by the garland-maker.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (Gerund/Absolutive); 'having said'

• तद्गृहात्: from his house
• तद्गृहात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य गृहात्)

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• बलदेवसहायवान्: having Balarama as helper
• बलदेवसहायवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलदेव + सहायवत् (प्रातिपदिक; बलदेव + सहाय + वत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (बलदेवः सहायः यस्य) विशेषणम् (कृष्णः)

• निर्जगाम: went out/departed
• निर्जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां श्रेष्ठः)

• मालाकारेण: by the garland-maker
• मालाकारेण: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालाकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• पूजितः: honored/worshipped
• पूजितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कृष्णः)

Speaker

Sage Parasara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: narrative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by Balarāma, departs after blessing the garland-maker, exemplifying reciprocal devotion between Bhagavān and His bhakta.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Sanctification of humble service (garland-making, pūjā) as a valid path of devotion.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Balarama
• Malakara (garland-maker)

FAQs

What is the significance of the garland-maker worshiping Krishna in the Vishnu Purana?

It highlights bhakti expressed through simple, sincere service—honoring Krishna as the Supreme even within everyday social roles.

How does Sage Parasara explain the flow of Krishna’s narrative actions here?

Parasara presents Krishna’s movements as purposeful episodes where devotees recognize and honor him, advancing the lila while revealing divine sovereignty through ordinary encounters.

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

Krishna receives worship naturally and rightly, underscoring Vishnu’s supreme status while remaining accessible to devotees through compassionate, human-like pastimes.