Shloka 47

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

कथ्यतां च द्रुतं गत्वा पौलोम्या वचनं मम सत्यभामा वदत्य् एतद् इति गर्वोद्धताक्षरम्

Transliteration

kathyatāṃ ca drutaṃ gatvā paulomyā vacanaṃ mama satyabhāmā vadaty etad iti garvoddhatākṣaram

Translation

“Go quickly and report my message to Paulomī: ‘Satyabhāmā speaks thus.’” These words were uttered, each syllable emboldened by pride and haughtiness.

Word by Word

• कथ्यताम्: let (it) be told
• कथ्यताम्: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि (passive) — 'let it be told'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); 'having gone'

• पौलोम्याः: of Paulomī (Śacī)
• पौलोम्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौलोमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• वचनम्: message/words
• वचनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष सर्वनाम

• सत्यभामा: Satyabhāmā
• सत्यभामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यभामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• वदति: says
• वदति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative)

• गर्वोद्धताक्षरम्: (words) swollen with pride
• गर्वोद्धताक्षरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of 'वचनम्'/implied speech/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्धत (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष — 'गर्वेण उद्धतानि अक्षराणि यस्य' (pride-swollen words)

Speaker

A female speaker in the narrative (Satyabhāmā, as indicated within the verse, issuing a proud message to be conveyed to Paulomī)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: dramatic

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Through the queens’ assertive agency around Kṛṣṇa, the episode precipitates Indra’s chastening and the relocation of Pārijāta, reinforcing Bhagavān’s supremacy in the celestial order.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Subordination of deva pride and correction of possessiveness over divine gifts

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Speech charged with pride inflames conflict; words are karmic instruments that can hasten confrontation.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Before sending messages in anger, examine intention and tone; practice truthful speech with restraint.

Vishishtadvaita: Moral agency (including speech) operates within the Lord’s order; aligning vāc with dharma is part of śeṣatva (dependence/service)

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Characters & Entities

• Satyabhāmā
• Paulomī

FAQs

What is the significance of pride (garva) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse explicitly marks the speech as “garvoddhata” (inflated with pride), signaling a moral-psychological turning point that often precedes conflict and karmic consequence in Purāṇic storytelling.

How does the Vishnu Purana present dialogue and quoted speech in narrative sections?

It frequently uses direct-quote framing with “iti” and identifies the speaker within the line (here, “Satyabhāmā vadati”), creating a clear messenger-style transmission of statements within courtly or familial episodes.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, Ansha 4’s lineage narratives are framed within dharma and karmic order ultimately upheld by Vishnu as the sovereign ground of cosmic governance in the Purana’s worldview.