Shloka 14

नरकासुरवधः, अदीतिकुण्डल-प्रत्यर्पणम्, तथा भारावतरण-लीला

Devanagari script

संचिन्तितम् उपारुह्य गरुडं गगनेचरम् सत्यभामां समारोप्य ययौ प्राग्ज्योतिषं पुरम्

Transliteration

saṃcintitam upāruhya garuḍaṃ gaganecaram satyabhāmāṃ samāropya yayau prāgjyotiṣaṃ puram

Translation

Having resolved His purpose, the Lord mounted Garuḍa, who moves through the heavens; and seating Satyabhāmā beside Him, He set out for the city of Prāgjyotiṣa.

Word by Word

• संचिन्तितम्: well-considered
• संचिन्तितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-चिन्तित (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+√चिन्त् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (well-considered)

• उपारुह्य: having mounted
• उपारुह्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-√रुह् (धातु) ल्यप्/य-प्रत्यय (gerund)
• Form: ल्यबन्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• गरुडम्: Garuḍa
• गरुडम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• गगनेचरम्: sky-roaming
• गगनेचरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गगन + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (गगने चरः) विशेषण

• सत्यभामाम्: Satyabhāmā
• सत्यभामाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यभामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• समारोप्य: having placed (her) upon
• समारोप्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√रुह् / √रूप्? (धातु) ल्यप् (gerund); causative sense ‘to place/seat’
• Form: ल्यबन्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्राग्ज्योतिषम्: Prāgjyotiṣa
• प्राग्ज्योतिषम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राग् + ज्योतिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; नाम (place-name)

• पुरम्: city
• पुरम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa journeys to Prāgjyotiṣa to defeat Naraka (Bhaumāsura) and recover what was seized, safeguarding the gods and the world.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Removal of asuric oppression; reestablishment of rightful divine order

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s decisive resolve (saṃcintita) and swift action for protection of devotees illustrates divine responsiveness to dharma’s needs.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Pair prayerful discernment with timely action; protect the vulnerable and resist injustice without hesitation.

Vishishtadvaita: Bhagavān acts within the world with His consort/devotees, showing immanence without loss of transcendence—world is His body (śarīra) and field of grace.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Krishna (Vishnu)
• Garuḍa
• Satyabhāmā
• Prāgjyotiṣa

FAQs

What is the significance of Garuḍa in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

Garuḍa functions as the divine mount that carries the Lord across realms, emphasizing Vishnu-Krishna’s supreme authority and swift, unhindered governance over the cosmos.

How does Sage Parāśara frame Krishna’s action here?

Parāśara presents it as a deliberate, resolved undertaking—Krishna ‘having decided’ acts decisively, moving from intention to righteous intervention in the world.

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

Krishna is shown as the Supreme Reality who intervenes in history to reestablish dharma; his journey is not merely travel but an expression of cosmic kingship and protection.