Shloka 32

कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

Devanagari script

हाहाकारो महाञ् जज्ञे सर्वमञ्चेष्व् अनन्तरम् कृष्णो ऽयं बलभद्रो ऽयम् इति लोकस्य विस्मयात्

Transliteration

hāhākāro mahāñ jajñe sarvamañceṣv anantaram kṛṣṇo 'yaṃ balabhadro 'yam iti lokasya vismayāt

Translation

At once a great clamour rose through all the tiers, as the astonished people cried, “This is Krishna! This is Balabhadra!”

Word by Word

• हाहाकारः: a cry of ‘hā hā’ (uproar)
• हाहाकारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाहाकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• जज्ञे: arose
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• सर्वमञ्चेषु: on all the platforms/stands
• सर्वमञ्चेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वेषु मञ्चेषु)

• अनन्तरम्: immediately thereafter
• अनन्तरम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बलभद्रः: Balabhadra
• बलभद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (Iti/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति सूचक अव्यय

• लोकस्य: of the people
• लोकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• विस्मयात्: from astonishment
• विस्मयात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To reveal the Lord publicly and initiate the fall of Kaṃsa’s adharma through decisive action.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Public recognition of divine protection and the courage of the oppressed

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Balarama (Balabhadra)
• People of Mathura (spectators)

FAQs

What is the significance of the crowd’s outcry in this Vishnu Purana verse?

It marks the moment of recognition—Krishna and Balarama are identified openly, turning the arena into a public revelation of divine presence and authority.

How does Sage Parāśara frame this event within the Krishna narrative?

Parāśara presents it as an immediate, collective reaction—an astonished proclamation—showing how Krishna’s manifest power compels recognition even in a worldly royal setting.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context?

Though the verse names Krishna and Balarama, the Purana’s intent is avatara-theology: the Supreme Vishnu’s sovereignty becomes evident through their appearance and the people’s spontaneous awe.