Shloka 35

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

सत्यं तद् यदि गोविन्द नोपचारकृतं तव तद् अस्तु पारिजातो ऽयं मम गेहविभूषणम्

Transliteration

satyaṃ tad yadi govinda nopacārakṛtaṃ tava tad astu pārijāto 'yaṃ mama gehavibhūṣaṇam

Translation

“If this is truly so, O Govinda—if what you show me is not merely courtesy—then let this very Pārijāta be mine, to stand as the ornament of my home.”

Word by Word

• satyam: truly
• satyam: Sambandha (Sentence adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; सत्यार्थे अव्यय (adverbial accusative: "truly")

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• govinda: O Govinda
• govinda: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: govinda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (singular)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• upacārakṛtam: done as mere courtesy
• upacārakṛtam: Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upacāra (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: समासः—उपचार-कृत (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्राय तत्पुरुष); कृदन्त (past passive participle) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• tava: of you / your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (singular)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• pārijātaḥ: the Pārijāta tree
• pārijātaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārijāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (singular)

• ayam: this
• ayam: Visheshana (Demonstrative/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (singular)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (singular)

• geha-vibhūṣaṇam: ornament of (my) house
• geha-vibhūṣaṇam: Karma (Predicate nominative/object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: geha (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—गेहस्य विभूषणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Satyabhama (addressing Sri Krishna/Govinda)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna’s avatāra reveals divine accessibility, where devotees may ask boldly and the Lord transforms worldly desire into a strand of līlā that protects dharma.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Supremacy of Bhagavān over the devas and the rightful honoring of his devotee/consort’s request.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotion seeks assurance beyond mere courtesy; in līlā, the Lord turns such longing into a stage for revealing his supremacy and intimacy.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: When seeking reassurance, prefer clarity and sincerity over tests that harm others; let devotion mature from possessiveness to trust.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord is personally related (sauśīlya) yet supreme over all realms, integrating intimacy with transcendence.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Vyuha Form: Vasudeva

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Krishna (Govinda)
• Satyabhama
• Parijata (celestial tree)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Pārijāta tree in the Vishnu Purana?

Here it functions as a divine, celestial treasure whose possession signals honor and intimacy in Krishna’s household, testing whether a gift is mere courtesy or a true granting of grace.

How does the Vishnu Purana portray Satyabhama’s relationship with Krishna in this verse?

Satyabhama speaks with frank insistence—measuring Krishna’s intent—showing a personal, relational bhakti where love includes assertion, jealousy, and the desire for unmistakable recognition.

What is the theological importance of calling Krishna “Govinda” in this context?

“Govinda” frames Krishna as the sovereign giver and protector; even domestic requests occur within his supreme capacity to bestow what is beyond the human world.