Shloka 29

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

ततो ददर्श कृष्णो ऽपि सत्यभामासहायवान् देवोद्यानानि हृद्यानि नन्दनादीनि सत्तम

Transliteration

tato dadarśa kṛṣṇo 'pi satyabhāmāsahāyavān devodyānāni hṛdyāni nandanādīni sattama

Translation

Then Kṛṣṇa too, accompanied by Satyabhāmā, beheld the gods’ delightful gardens, beginning with Nandana; O best of men, they truly gladdened the heart.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषण; ‘then, thereafter’

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात; ‘also, even’

• सत्यभामासहायवान्: accompanied by Satyabhāmā
• सत्यभामासहायवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यभामा-सहायवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘having Satyabhāmā as companion’

• देवोद्यानानि: divine gardens
• देवोद्यानानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-उद्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘gardens of the gods’

• हृद्यानि: delightful, charming
• हृद्यानि: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; agrees with उद्यानानि

• नन्दनादीनि: Nandana and the rest
• नन्दनादीनि: Karman (Apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दन-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; समाहार/तत्पुरुष: ‘Nandana and others’ (ādi = etc.)

• सत्तम: O best of men
• सत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; superlative ‘best of the good’ used as vocative address

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: narrative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa, moving among the devas with Satyabhāmā, manifests his sovereignty over Svarga and its treasures as part of his līlā.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Rightful divine ownership and order—Svarga’s splendor is subordinate to the Lord.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Satyabhama
• Nandana (celestial garden)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the significance of Nandana and the divine gardens in the Vishnu Purana?

They represent the splendor of Svarga and the ordered beauty of the devas’ realm, which Krishna surveys effortlessly—underscoring his superiority to even heavenly opulence.

How does Sage Parāśara frame this scene for Maitreya?

Parāśara narrates it as a flowing travel-vision: Krishna, with Satyabhāmā, witnesses the celestial marvels, while the address “best of men” keeps Maitreya positioned as the attentive recipient of sacred history.

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

Krishna’s calm passage through the gods’ own gardens signals Vishnu’s supreme status: heavenly realms are within his domain, not places that define or limit him.