Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

सांदीपनिर् असंभाव्यं तयोः कर्मातिमानुषम् विचिन्त्य तौ तदा मेने प्राप्तौ चन्द्रदिवाकरौ

Transliteration

sāṃdīpanir asaṃbhāvyaṃ tayoḥ karmātimānuṣam vicintya tau tadā mene prāptau candradivākarau

Translation

Sandīpani, reflecting on the unimaginable, superhuman deeds of those two, concluded that the Moon and the Sun themselves had come to him.

Word by Word

• सांदीपनिः: Sāṃdīpani (the teacher)
• सांदीपनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांदीपनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• असंभाव्यम्: inconceivable
• असंभाव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंभाव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (acc. sg.)

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन (gen. du.)

• कर्म: deed
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (acc. sg.)

• अति-मानुषम्: superhuman
• अति-मानुषम्: Karma (Object-complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक) + अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-पूर्वपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘मानुषात् अतिक्रान्तम्’ (acc. sg.)

• विचिन्त्य: having reflected
• विचिन्त्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभावे), पूर्वकालिक क्रियाविशेषणम्; ‘having considered’ (gerund/absolutive)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), द्विवचन (acc. du.)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• मेने: thought/considered
• मेने: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (perfect, 3rd sg., Ātmanepada)

• प्राप्तौ: arrived
• प्राप्तौ: Karta (Subject-complement/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकर्तरि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘having arrived’ (past participle, nom. du.)

• चन्द्र-दिवाकरौ: the Moon and the Sun
• चन्द्र-दिवाकरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वः—‘चन्द्रश्च दिवाकरश्च’ (nom. du.)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Kṛṣṇa-carita (narration of Kṛṣṇa’s deeds)

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He reveals divinity through superhuman excellence while remaining within the social form of studenthood to uphold dharma.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Recognition of Bhagavān’s tejas within ordinary roles; honoring the guru as the axis of dharmic education.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divinity can be intuited through extraordinary guṇas (tejas, jñāna, aiśvarya) even when Bhagavān moves in human guise.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Cultivate attentive reverence: notice excellence without envy, and let wonder mature into devotion and humility.

Vishishtadvaita: Bhagavān’s auspicious attributes (kalyāṇa-guṇas) shine through the embodied līlā, supporting a personal, attribute-full Brahman.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sandipani
• Chandra (Moon)
• Divakara/Surya (Sun)

FAQs

What is the significance of comparing the two disciples to the Sun and Moon in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals that their presence and deeds are cosmic in scale—Sandipani intuitively perceives them as embodiments of celestial power, hinting at divine identity rather than ordinary students.

How does Sage Parāśara frame Krishna’s divinity in this episode?

Through narrative inference: Parāśara describes deeds as “atimānuṣa” (beyond human), leading even the teacher to interpret their arrival as the coming of Sun and Moon—an indirect theological confirmation of Vishnu’s supremacy manifesting as Krishna.

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

The verse reinforces Vaishnava doctrine that the Supreme Reality (Vishnu) can appear within human history while remaining cosmic sovereign—recognized through signs of superhuman action and universal symbolism.