Shloka 1

वैष्णवीमायावितानम्, उग्रसेनाभिषेकः, सुधर्मासभा, सांदीपनिगमनम्, पाञ्चजन्य-प्राप्तिः, गुरुदक्षिणा

Devanagari script

तौ समुत्पन्नविज्ञानौ भगवत्कर्मदर्शनात् देवकीवसुदेवौ तु दृष्ट्वा मायां पुनर् हरिः मोहाय यदुचक्रस्य विततान स वैष्णवीम्

Transliteration

tau samutpannavijñānau bhagavatkarmadarśanāt devakīvasudevau tu dṛṣṭvā māyāṃ punar hariḥ mohāya yaducakrasya vitatāna sa vaiṣṇavīm

Translation

When Devakī and Vasudeva, by beholding the Lord’s wondrous deeds, awakened to true understanding, Hari—knowing that the veil of māyā had been seen through—once more spread forth His own Vaiṣṇavī māyā, so that the Yadu clan might remain in divine bewilderment.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), द्विवचनम् (Dual)

• समुत्पन्नविज्ञानौ: having arisen understanding/knowledge
• समुत्पन्नविज्ञानौ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उत्-पन्न (√पद्/पद् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; past participle) + विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; क्तान्त-विशेषणम् (past participial adjective)

• भगवत्कर्मदर्शनात्: from seeing the Lord's deed(s)
• भगवत्कर्मदर्शनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्; हेतौ (cause)

• देवकीवसुदेवौ: Devakī and Vasudeva
• देवकीवसुदेवौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक) + वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थकः (contrast/emphasis)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (prior action)

• मायाम्: illusion, māyā
• मायाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• मोहाय: for delusion
• मोहाय: Sampradana (Purpose/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/4th), एकवचनम्; प्रयोजनार्थे (purpose)

• यदुचक्रस्य: of the Yadu clan-circle (Yadus)
• यदुचक्रस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• विततान: spread out, extended
• विततान: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√तन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• वैष्णवीम्: Vishnu's (illusion), Vaiṣṇavī
• वैष्णवीम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with मायाम् understood)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Continuation of Kṛṣṇa’s līlā and the concealment of His divinity by Vaiṣṇavī māyā

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa reasserts His Yogamāyā so His humanlike līlā among the Yādavas may proceed without premature recognition of His divinity.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Proper unfolding of avatāra-līlā in the world, preserving the divine pedagogy and protection of devotees

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavān’s Yogamāyā can veil even awakened recognition so that His salvific līlā proceeds according to divine intention.

Vedantic Theme: Maya

Application: Hold devotion steady without demanding constant mystical certainty; accept that grace may work through veiling as well as revelation.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord remains fully transcendent yet freely governs cognition and circumstance through His śakti (māyā) while staying personally present as Bhagavān.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Devakī, Vasudeva

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Devakī
• Vasudeva
• Yadu dynasty (Yadu-cakra)
• Vaiṣṇavī Māyā

FAQs

What is the significance of Vaiṣṇavī māyā in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents māyā as Vishnu’s own power—used deliberately to veil or reveal understanding—so the Lord’s līlā and cosmic order proceed without disruption.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the rise and concealment of knowledge here?

Parāśara shows that Devakī and Vasudeva gain insight by witnessing the Lord’s deeds, but Hari can re-extend māyā to regulate how much is disclosed within the narrative world.

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

Hari appears as the sovereign Supreme who governs both enlightenment and bewilderment, indicating that even delusion can function as a purposeful expression of divine will rather than an independent force.