Shloka 24

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे प्राप्तः सह कृष्णेन नारदः अन्तःपुरचरां देवीं रुक्मिणीं प्राह हर्षयन्

Transliteration

etasminn antare prāptaḥ saha kṛṣṇena nāradaḥ antaḥpuracarāṃ devīṃ rukmiṇīṃ prāha harṣayan

Translation

Just then Nārada arrived in Kṛṣṇa’s company; and, gladdening the heart of the goddess Rukmiṇī within the inner apartments, he addressed her.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तरे: in the meantime/interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• प्राप्तः: having arrived
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र√आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘नारदः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारक अव्यय (preposition-like: with)

• कृष्णेन: with Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णेन: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘सह’ इत्यनेन सह

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अन्तःपुरचराम्: moving/being in the inner palace
• अन्तःपुरचराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तःपुर + चर (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—अन्तःपुरे चरति इति (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• देवीम्: the goddess/queen
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• रुक्मिणीम्: Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘देवीम्’ इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन

• प्राह: said/spoke
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हर्षयन्: gladdening (her)
• हर्षयन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √हृष् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘हर्षयन्’ (causing joy), ‘नारदः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa’s līlā is guided by divine counsel; Nārada’s arrival advances the revelation and protection of devotees.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Right understanding and timely disclosure that stabilizes the household and supports dharmic action.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sādhu-saṅga and deva-vāṇī (Nārada’s counsel) bring clarity and joy, aligning emotion with dharma and devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Seek guidance from realized teachers when emotionally overwhelmed; let instruction redirect the heart toward steadiness.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord works through devotees (like Nārada) as instruments of grace, showing immanence within community and instruction.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Narada
• Rukmini

FAQs

What is the significance of Nārada’s arrival in this Vishnu Purana verse?

Nārada’s entrance signals a divinely guided turn in the narrative—he functions as a cosmic messenger who initiates or redirects events around Kṛṣṇa’s royal life in Dvārakā.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the scene involving Rukmiṇī and the inner palace (antaḥpura)?

Parāśara presents a courtly, intimate setting—Rukmiṇī within the inner chambers—so the coming message is received in a personal, devotional atmosphere rather than a public assembly.

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

Even in a domestic royal scene, Kṛṣṇa remains Bhagavān—the Supreme—whose līlā unfolds through sages like Nārada, blending human narrative texture with divine sovereignty.