Shloka 3

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

स देवैर् अर्चितः कृष्णो देवमातुर् निवेशनम् सिताभ्रशिखराकारं प्रविश्य ददृशे ऽदितिम्

Transliteration

sa devair arcitaḥ kṛṣṇo devamātur niveśanam sitābhraśikharākāraṃ praviśya dadṛśe 'ditim

Translation

Honoured by the gods, Krishna—Vishnu, the Supreme Lord—entered the dwelling of the Mother of the Devas, shaped like a peak of white clouds, and there beheld Aditi.

Word by Word

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

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन

• अर्चितः: worshipped, honored
• अर्चितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• देवमातुः: of the mother of the gods (Aditi)
• देवमातुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवमातृ (प्रातिपदिक; देव + मातृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘देवानां माता’ (genitive-tatpurusha)

• निवेशनम्: dwelling, abode
• निवेशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• सिताभ्रशिखराकारम्: having the form of a peak of white clouds
• सिताभ्रशिखराकारम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित-अभ्र-शिखर-आकार (प्रातिपदिक; सित + अभ्र + शिखर + आकार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सिताभ्रस्य शिखरस्य आकारः’ (genitive-tatpurusha chain)

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-√विश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having entered’; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• ददृशे: saw
• ददृशे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अदितिम्: Aditi
• अदितिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: The Lord enters Aditi’s celestial abode to honour the devas’ mother and return what was taken, sealing the victory over Naraka with a restoration of divine auspiciousness.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Auspicious order (śrī) and rightful possession of divine ornaments; reverence to the devas’ mother

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Krishna)
• Devas
• Aditi (Devamātā)

FAQs

What is the significance of Aditi (Devamātā) in the Vishnu Purana?

Aditi is presented as the revered mother of the Devas; Vishnu’s approach to her signals a cosmic turning point where divine order is restored through his direct involvement.

How does Sage Parāśara frame Vishnu’s relationship with the Devas here?

Parāśara depicts the Devas worshipping Vishnu and Vishnu responding by entering Aditi’s abode—showing the gods’ dependence on the Supreme Lord’s will and protection.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this verse’s context?

Vishnu is not merely a participant among celestial beings; he is the supreme refuge whom even the Devas honour, and his presence initiates the re-establishment of dharma within the cosmic order.