Shloka 7

अक्रूरस्य यमुनादर्शनम्, मथुराप्रवेशः, रजकवधः, माल्यजीवकवरदानम्

Devanagari script

जगद् एतन् महाश्चर्यं रूपं यस्य महात्मनः तेनाश्चर्यपरेणाहं भवता कृष्ण संगतः

Transliteration

jagad etan mahāścaryaṃ rūpaṃ yasya mahātmanaḥ tenāścaryapareṇāhaṃ bhavatā kṛṣṇa saṃgataḥ

Translation

This entire universe is the wondrous form of that exalted Great Soul; and thus, O Kṛṣṇa, you—ever intent on revealing that very wonder—have brought me into your company.

Word by Word

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन = the world

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन = this

• महाश्चर्यम्: a great marvel
• महाश्चर्यम्: Karta (Predicate-noun/कर्ता-समाना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (महत् आश्चर्यम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन = great wonder

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन = form

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन = whose/of whom

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (Lord)
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (महान् आत्मा यस्य/महान् आत्मा), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन = of the great-souled one

• तेन: by/with him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन = by/with that (person)

• आश्चर्यपरेण: with (you) absorbed in wonder
• आश्चर्यपरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (आश्चर्ये परः = आश्चर्यपरः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन = with one intent on wonder/astonishment

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

• भवता: with you
• भवता: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (आदरार्थे सर्वनाम), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन = by/with you

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

• संगतः: have met / am associated
• संगतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle; intransitive sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन = met/associated

Speaker

A cowherd elder of Vraja (Gopa), addressing Sri Krishna in wonder

Cosmological Context

Manvantara: Vaivasvata

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda (universe)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa grants Akrūra a glimpse of his cosmic identity, preparing the devotee for the perilous approach to Mathurā and the confrontation with Kaṃsa.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Reassertion of the Lord’s sovereignty as the ground of the universe, stabilizing dharma against adharma.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The universe itself is the wondrous form (rūpa) of the Mahātman—Vishnu—implying the world’s dependence upon and inclusion in the Supreme.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Cultivate reverence for the world as pervaded by God, aligning actions with dharma and compassion rather than seeing reality as spiritually empty.

Vishishtadvaita: Clear viśiṣṭādvaita resonance: jagat as the Lord’s body (śarīra-śarīrī-bhāva), with God as the indwelling Self and ultimate cause.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Jagat (Universe)
• Mahatman (Supreme Being/Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the significance of calling the universe the 'form' (rūpa) of the Mahātman in the Vishnu Purana?

It affirms that the cosmos is not separate from the Supreme’s sovereignty—creation is presented as a manifestation dependent on the Mahātman (Vishnu/Krishna), supporting a theistic, all-pervading Supreme Reality.

How does the Vishnu Purana frame 'wonder' (āścarya) in relation to Krishna?

Wonder becomes a devotional recognition of Krishna’s divine nature: the speaker implies that Krishna intentionally draws others into encounters that reveal the cosmic mystery of the Supreme.

What is the theological importance of Krishna in this verse?

Krishna is addressed as the one through whom the universe’s divine basis is realized—implying Krishna’s identity with the Mahātman who pervades and upholds all existence.