Shloka 10

Hari’s Boon to Muchukunda, Security of the Yādus, and Balarāma’s Consolation in Vraja

Viraha-Bhakti

Devanagari script

कैश् चापि संपरिष्वक्तः कांश्चिच् च परिषस्वजे हास्यं चक्रे समं कैश्चिद् गोपैर् गोपीजनैस् तथा

Transliteration

kaiś cāpi saṃpariṣvaktaḥ kāṃścic ca pariṣasvaje hāsyaṃ cakre samaṃ kaiścid gopair gopījanais tathā

Translation

Some embraced Him closely, and some He embraced in return; with cowherds and cowherd-women alike He shared laughter and playful mirth, moving among all in intimate joy.

Word by Word

• कैः: with some (persons)
• कैः: Karaṇa/Sahakārī (Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (interrogative/relative sense here: 'with some')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; 'also/even' (particle)

• सम्परिष्वक्तः: having embraced / embraced
• सम्परिष्वक्तः: Karta (Subject, implied 'he')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-परि-स्वज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; धातु: सम्-परि-स्वज् (to embrace)

• कान्: some (others)
• कान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम ('some')

• चित्: some/any
• चित्: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चितार्थक-अव्यय (indefinite particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• परिषस्वजे: he embraced
• परिषस्वजे: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-स्वज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: परि-स्वज् (to embrace)

• हास्यम्: laughter/joking
• हास्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रे: he did/made
• चक्रे: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: कृ (to do/make)

• समम्: together/equally
• समम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative): 'equally/together'

• कैः: with some
• कैः: Sahakārī (Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम ('with some')

• चित्: some
• चित्: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चितार्थक-अव्यय (indefinite particle)

• गोपैः: with the cowherds
• गोपैः: Sahakārī (Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गोपी-जनैः: with the cowherd women
• गोपी-जनैः: Sahakārī (Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपी (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समास: तत्पुरुष (गोपीजनः = group of cowherd women)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; 'likewise/so'

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine intimacy is expressed through simple human gestures—embrace and laughter—showing bhakti as lived relationship, not mere ritual.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Let devotion soften the heart: practice warmth, inclusion, and joyful presence in spiritual community.

Vishishtadvaita: Embodied, affectionate interaction affirms real plurality-in-unity: devotees remain distinct yet embraced by the divine.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Sakhya

Vyuha Form: Sankarshana

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Gopis (cowherd-women)

FAQs

What is the significance of Krishna’s laughter and embraces in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Krishna’s līlā as a form of divine grace: the Supreme Lord becomes intimate and approachable, drawing devotees into loving communion rather than distant awe.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Krishna’s relationship with the gopas and gopīs?

Parāśara depicts Krishna participating among them in shared joy—being embraced and embracing in return—showing reciprocal devotion within the narrative of Vraja.

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

Krishna’s humanlike play is not ordinary; it is the Supreme Vishnu revealing sovereignty through sweetness (mādhurya), where intimacy itself becomes a mode of divine revelation.