Shloka 12

कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

Devanagari script

आयास्ये भवतीगेहम् इति तां प्रहसन् हरिः विससर्ज जहासोच्चै रामस्यालोक्य चाननम्

Transliteration

āyāsye bhavatīgeham iti tāṃ prahasan hariḥ visasarja jahāsoccai rāmasyālokya cānanam

Translation

Smiling, Hari said to her, “I shall come to your home,” and dismissed her. Then, looking upon Rāma’s face, he laughed aloud.

Word by Word

• आयास्ये: I shall come
• आयास्ये: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु; √या ‘to go/come’)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भवतीगेहम्: your house
• भवतीगेहम्: कर्म/गन्तव्य (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवती (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक) + गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘भवत्याः गेहम्’ = your house)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यचिह्न (Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय (quotative)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रहसन्: smiling/laughing
• प्रहसन्: कर्ता (Subject, participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हस् (धातु; √हस् ‘to laugh’)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त/Present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तरि

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• विससर्ज: dismissed/sent away
• विससर्ज: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-सृज् (धातु; √सृज् ‘to release/send forth’)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जहास: laughed
• जहास: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस् (धातु; √हस् ‘to laugh’)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• उच्चैः: aloud
• उच्चैः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उच्चैः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

• रामस्य: of Rāma
• रामस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• आलोक्य: having looked at
• आलोक्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-लोक् (धातु; √लोक् ‘to see’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having looked at’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• आननम्: face
• आननम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Krishna’s behavior and signs in Mathura immediately before the bow episode

Teaching: Historical

Quality: reverential

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To dismantle Kamsa’s power in Mathura while delighting devotees through playful, humanlike exchanges that conceal divine omnipotence.

Leela: Bala

Dharma Restored: Fearless divine presence among the oppressed; reassurance to devotees through approachable grace

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Rama

FAQs

What is the significance of Hari laughing after looking at Rama’s face in the Vishnu Purana?

It highlights divine līlā—Hari’s sovereign freedom to guide outcomes while revealing affection and confidence in Rama’s destined role within the dharmic narrative.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the unfolding of royal events in Book 4?

Through genealogy and episodes of kings, Parāśara shows that worldly sovereignty is upheld by a higher sovereignty—Vishnu’s will—working through dharma, vows, and timely interventions.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Hari) in this context?

Hari appears as the supreme reality who orchestrates and sustains righteous order; even brief gestures—promise, dismissal, laughter—signal his governing presence behind the avatāra-centered history.