Shloka 6

अक्रूरस्य यमुनादर्शनम्, मथुराप्रवेशः, रजकवधः, माल्यजीवकवरदानम्

Devanagari script

अन्तर् जले यद् आश्चर्यं दृष्टं तत्र मयाच्युत तद् अत्रापि हि पश्यामि मूर्तिमत् पुरतः स्थितम्

Transliteration

antar jale yad āścaryaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ tatra mayācyuta tad atrāpi hi paśyāmi mūrtimat purataḥ sthitam

Translation

O Acyuta, the wondrous vision I beheld within the waters—here too I see it again: the very same marvel, embodied, standing manifest before me.

Word by Word

• अन्तः: within
• अन्तः: Adhikarana (Location-modifier/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक) = indeclinable adverb ‘inside/within’

• जले: in the water
• जले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन = in water

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन = which/that (relative)

• आश्चर्यम्: wonder
• आश्चर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन = wonder

• दृष्टम्: seen
• दृष्टम्: Kriya (Participial predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = seen

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) = indeclinable adverb ‘there’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन = by me

• अच्युत: O Acyuta
• अच्युत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन = O Acyuta

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = that

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) = indeclinable adverb ‘here’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ) = indeclinable ‘also/even’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/हेतौ) = indeclinable emphatic/causal particle

• पश्यामि: I see
• पश्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन = I see

• मूर्तिमत्: embodied
• मूर्तिमत्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (तद्धित)
• Form: मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन = embodied, having form

• पुरतः: in front
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) = indeclinable adverb ‘in front’

• स्थितम्: standing
• स्थितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन = standing/placed

Speaker

A witness-devotee addressing Lord Acyuta (Sri Vishnu/Sri Krishna) in direct speech (as narrated within Parasara–Maitreya discourse).

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa reveals his divine reality to Akrūra, strengthening the devotee’s resolve as the mission against Kaṃsa approaches.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Confidence in divine protection and the unfolding of righteous order against tyranny.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The divine that is intuited in mystical vision is not merely internal or distant but can stand manifest (mūrtimat) before the devotee as Acyuta.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Treat moments of insight as invitations to deepen devotion through steady remembrance and surrender rather than as passing experiences.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the personal, embodied accessibility of the Supreme (saguṇa-brahman) without denying transcendence—God is knowable in concrete form to the devotee.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Vishnu/Krishna)

FAQs

What is the significance of seeing the same ‘wonder’ in water and again before one’s eyes in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals that the divine mystery is not confined to a single location or vision; Vishnu can reveal the same transcendent reality in multiple modes—hidden (in the waters) and manifest (as an embodied presence).

How does Sage Parasara explain divine manifestation through narrative scenes like this?

Parasara presents realization through lived encounter: a character recognizes that what seemed distant or extraordinary is actually the Lord Himself, now standing directly before them—linking cosmic marvel to personal revelation.

What is the theological importance of calling the Lord ‘Acyuta’ here?

‘Acyuta’ emphasizes Vishnu’s unfailing, unchanging supremacy: the Lord who never falls from His nature can appear in form without losing transcendence, supporting Vaishnava readings where the mūrti is truly divine.