Shloka 18

बलरामस्य वारुणी-प्रसङ्गः, यमुनाकर्षणम्, लक्ष्मी-प्रदत्त-विभूषणम्, रेवती-विवाहः

Devanagari script

इत्थं विभूषितो रेमे तत्र रामस् तदा व्रजे मासद्वयेन यातश् च पुनः स द्वारकां पुरीम्

Transliteration

itthaṃ vibhūṣito reme tatra rāmas tadā vraje māsadvayena yātaś ca punaḥ sa dvārakāṃ purīm

Translation

Thus honored and adorned, Rāma (Balarāma) dwelt joyfully in Vraja; and when two months had passed, he returned again to the city of Dvārakā.

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• विभूषितः: adorned
• विभूषितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष अलङ्कारे with वि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — ‘adorned’

• रेमे: enjoyed
• रेमे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रम् (धातु; रमँ क्रीडायाम्)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्ष-भूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — ‘enjoyed/sported’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• रामः: Rāma (Balarāma)
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• व्रजे: in Vraja
• व्रजे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मासद्वयेन: after/by two months
• मासद्वयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास — ‘by a period of two months’ (instrumental of measure)

• यातः: having gone
• यातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यात (कृदन्त; √या गतौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — ‘gone/returned’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• द्वारकाम्: Dvārakā
• द्वारकाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; द्वारकां पुरीम् = apposition

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Balarama’s sojourn in Vraja and return to Dvaraka

Teaching: Historical

Quality: narrative, authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s presence sanctifies both forest-pasture (Vraja) and royal city (Dvaraka), showing divinity equally accessible in simplicity and sovereignty.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Honor sacredness in daily places—home, work, and pilgrimage—by remembering the Lord and serving community duties without losing devotion.

Vishishtadvaita: Divine immanence: Bhagavan’s auspicious presence pervades varied locales while remaining the transcendent Lord.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Sakhya

Vyuha Form: Sankarshana

Characters & Entities

• Balarama (Rama)
• Vraja
• Dvaraka

FAQs

What is the significance of Balarāma staying in Vraja in the Vishnu Purana?

It emphasizes Vraja as a sanctified space of divine remembrance and relationship, where Balarāma is received with honor before he resumes his role within the Yādava realm.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the transition from Vraja to Dvārakā here?

Parāśara marks it through a clear temporal cue—two months—showing the Purāṇic style of linking sacred events to orderly time and purposeful return to royal-duty centers like Dvārakā.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even in a brief travel note, the narrative frames the divine household (Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma) as upholding cosmic order—moving between pastoral līlā (Vraja) and sovereign protection (Dvārakā) under Vishnu’s supreme governance.