Shloka 11

कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

Devanagari script

विलासललितं प्राह प्रेमगर्भभरालसम् वस्त्रे प्रगृह्य गोविन्दं व्रज गेहं ममेति वै

Transliteration

vilāsalalitaṃ prāha premagarbhabharālasam vastre pragṛhya govindaṃ vraja gehaṃ mameti vai

Translation

With playful grace she spoke—her voice slow and weighty with love’s fullness; and, catching Govinda by his garment, she said, “Come, go to my house in Vraja.”

Word by Word

• विलासललितम्: playful and charming
• विलासललितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विलास (प्रातिपदिक) + ललित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying epithet)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह् (धातु; √अह्/आह् ‘to say’)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रेमगर्भभरालसम्: languid with a burden of love within
• प्रेमगर्भभरालसम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेम (प्रातिपदिक) + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + भर (प्रातिपदिक) + आलस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास, विशेषण

• वस्त्रे: with/by the garment
• वस्त्रे: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• प्रगृह्य: having grasped
• प्रगृह्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ग्रह् (धातु; √ग्रह् ‘to seize’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having seized/holding’

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda
• गोविन्दम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• व्रज: go
• व्रज: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु; √व्रज् ‘to go’)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गेहम्: to the house
• गेहम्: कर्म/गन्तव्य (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यचिह्न (Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

A gopī (cowherd maiden of Vraja), as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Krishna’s deeds in Mathura after arriving from Vraja

Teaching: Historical

Quality: reverential

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To lighten the earth’s burden by destroying Kamsa’s oppressive regime and re-establishing dharma through divine play in Vraja and Mathura.

Leela: Bala

Dharma Restored: Protection of the innocent and the sanctity of loving devotion (bhakti) as the highest refuge

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Characters & Entities

• Govinda (Krishna)
• Vraja
• Gopī

FAQs

What is the significance of Govinda being held by the garment in the Vishnu Purana?

It symbolizes intimate bhakti: the devotee’s love becomes so personal that the Supreme (Govinda) is approached not through ritual power but through affectionate closeness.

How does Sage Parāśara explain devotion (bhakti) through Vraja narratives?

By presenting Vraja as a realm where love is the primary spiritual language—actions like calling Krishna home portray devotion as spontaneous, relational, and absorbing.

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

Vishnu’s supremacy is revealed as accessible and responsive: the Absolute Lord freely participates in līlā, allowing devotees to relate to Him through love while He remains the sovereign reality.