Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

उवाच चाम्ब भोस् तात चिराद् उत्कण्ठितेन मे भवन्तौ कंसभीतेन दृष्टौ संकर्षणेन च

Transliteration

uvāca cāmba bhos tāta cirād utkaṇṭhitena me bhavantau kaṃsabhītena dṛṣṭau saṃkarṣaṇena ca

Translation

Then (Kṛṣṇa) spoke: “O mother, O dear father—because of fear of Kaṃsa I have long endured anxious longing; today at last I have seen you both, and so has Saṅkarṣaṇa.”

Word by Word

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

• अम्ब: O mother
• अम्ब: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• भोः: O!
• भोः: Sambodhana (Address particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भोः (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपातः (vocative particle)

• तात: O father/dear father
• तात: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• चिरात्: after a long time
• चिरात्: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-न्यायेन पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययम् (adverbial: 'after a long time')

• उत्कण्ठितेन: by (one) longing/eager
• उत्कण्ठितेन: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्कण्ठित (√कण्ठ्/कण्ठ् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; 'longing')
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्; क्तान्त-विशेषणम्

• मे: of me / to me
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनरूपम् (Genitive/Dative singular enclitic)

• भवन्तौ: you two (honored)
• भवन्तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम् (polite 2nd-person pronoun)

• कंसभीतेन: by (one) frightened of Kaṃsa
• कंसभीतेन: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कंस (प्रातिपदिक) + भीत (√भी धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्तान्त-विशेषणम्

• दृष्टौ: (you two were) seen/met
• दृष्टौ: Kriya (Participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + क्त (past participle)
• Form: क्तान्त-रूपम्; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे 'seen' (passive sense)

• संकर्षणेन: by Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma)
• संकर्षणेन: Karana/Karta (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction)

Speaker

Sri Krishna (addressing Devaki and Vasudeva)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Kṛṣṇa’s reunion with His parents after Kaṃsa’s fall

Teaching: Historical

Quality: narrative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa consoles and acknowledges Devakī and Vasudeva, framing His separation as caused by Kaṃsa’s tyranny while restoring familial bonds after the threat is removed.

Leela: Bala

Dharma Restored: Protection of the righteous and reestablishment of lawful kinship order after tyranny

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Krishna, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Devakī, Vasudeva, Kaṃsa

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Vatsalya

Vyuha Form: Sankarshana

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Sankarshana (Balarama)
• Devaki
• Vasudeva
• Kamsa

FAQs

What is the significance of Krishna addressing Devaki and Vasudeva in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

It marks the emotional and narrative turning point after Kamsa’s fall—Krishna acknowledges the long separation and reunites with his parents, showing how divine action restores family, safety, and dharma.

How does the Vishnu Purana frame Kamsa’s role in Krishna’s early life through this verse?

Kamsa is presented as the oppressive cause of separation; fear of him shapes the human circumstances around Krishna’s divine mission, highlighting the Purana theme that adharma creates suffering until corrected by divine intervention.

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

Krishna’s words reveal compassionate sovereignty—Vishnu incarnates not only to defeat tyranny but also to heal the consequences of adharma, reaffirming the Vaishnava view of the Supreme as both ruler and refuge.