Shloka 2

श्रीकृष्ण-जन्म, वसुदेव-यमुनातरण, बालिका-उत्क्षेपः, देवी-प्रादुर्भावः

Devanagari script

ततो ऽखिलजगत्पद्मबोधायाच्युतभानुना देवकीपूर्वसंध्यायाम् आविर्भूतं महात्मना

Transliteration

tato 'khilajagatpadmabodhāyācyutabhānunā devakīpūrvasaṃdhyāyām āvirbhūtaṃ mahātmanā

Translation

Then, so that the lotus of the entire universe might awaken, Achyuta—the unfailing Sun—manifested, that great‑souled Lord appearing in Devakī at a moment like the dawn.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रभव)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable); काल/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• अखिलजगत्पद्मबोधाय: for the awakening of the lotus of the entire world
• अखिलजगत्पद्मबोधाय: Sampradana (Purpose/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल + जगत् + पद्म + बोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अखिलस्य जगतः पद्मस्य बोधः—तस्मै)

• अच्युतभानुना: by the sun-like Achyuta
• अच्युतभानुना: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत + भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (अच्युतः एव भानुः)

• देवकीपूर्वसंध्यायाम्: at the dawn preceding (the birth) of Devakī
• देवकीपूर्वसंध्यायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/Time locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी + पूर्व + संध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (देवक्याः पूर्वा संध्या)

• आविर्भूतम्: manifested; appeared
• आविर्भूतम्: Kriya/State (Predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आविर् + √भू (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle/Kta), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The auspicious timing and cosmic meaning of Krishna’s manifestation.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Achyuta manifests to awaken the lotus of the entire universe—reviving dharma and consciousness through his advent in Devakī.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Awakening of cosmic order and auspicious intelligence (bodha) across the worlds.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s appearance is likened to a sun that awakens the lotus of the cosmos—divine presence dispels ignorance and restores right orientation.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Treat spiritual practice as ‘lotus-awakening’: regular japa, śravaṇa, and sattvic living to receive inner illumination.

Vishishtadvaita: Graceful manifestation (āvirbhāva) is the Lord’s initiative that awakens finite selves; liberation unfolds through His illuminating presence rather than mere self-effort.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Achyuta (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Devaki

FAQs

What is the significance of the lotus-awakening imagery in this Vishnu Purana verse?

It portrays the cosmos as a lotus that opens only by divine illumination—Achyuta’s manifestation is presented as the awakening of the whole world and its order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Lord’s appearance in Devakī here?

Parāśara frames it as an āvirbhāva (divine manifestation) at an auspicious juncture (saṃdhyā), emphasizing the Lord’s sovereignty and purpose: the awakening and restoration of the world.

What is the theological importance of calling the Lord “Achyuta-bhānu” in this context?

By naming him the “infallible Sun,” the verse stresses Vishnu/Krishna as unfailing Supreme Reality—self-luminous, sustaining, and the source of cosmic awakening rather than a merely historical birth.