Shloka 49

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

जानामि ते पतिं शक्रं जानामि त्रिदशेश्वरम् पारिजातं तथाप्य् एनं मानुषी हारयामि ते

Transliteration

jānāmi te patiṃ śakraṃ jānāmi tridaśeśvaram pārijātaṃ tathāpy enaṃ mānuṣī hārayāmi te

Translation

I know your husband is Śakra; I know him as lord of the gods. Yet even so, I—though only a human woman—will carry this Pārijāta tree away from you.

Word by Word

• जानामि: I know
• जानामि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuzmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative) रूप; अत्र षष्ठी (your)

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative)

• शक्रम्: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रम्: Karma (Apposition to object/कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative); पतिम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• जानामि: I know
• जानामि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• त्रिदशेश्वरम्: lord of the thirty gods
• त्रिदशेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative) ‘त्रिदशानाम् ईश्वरः’; पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative)

• पारिजातम्: the Pārijāta tree
• पारिजातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārijāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative)

• तथापि: even so, nevertheless
• तथापि: Sambandha (Concession marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā + api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (concessive particle)

• एनम्: this (one/it)
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: enad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative)

• मानुषी: a human woman
• मानुषी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānuṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative); कर्तृपद (speaker self-reference)

• हारयामि: I will take away / have (it) taken away
• हारयामि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) ‘to cause to be taken away/steal away’

• ते: from you / for you (dative nuance)
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuzmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, चतुर्थी (Dative)

Speaker

Satyabhāmā (addressing Indra’s consort Śacī/Indrāṇī in the Parijāta episode, as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: narrative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna’s earthly queen boldly claims the Pārijāta, setting the stage for Hari to demonstrate that even Indra’s lordship is subordinate to Him.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Devotee’s honor and the principle that divine opulence ultimately belongs to Hari

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even the highest deva-status is secondary to the Lord’s will, and the Lord protects the honor and desire of those devoted to Him.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Do not be overawed by worldly or institutional power; anchor confidence in dharma and devotion rather than status.

Vishishtadvaita: Hierarchy within unity: devas are real, exalted beings yet remain dependent (śeṣa) upon the Supreme Lord who alone is independent (śeṣin).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Characters & Entities

• Shakra (Indra)
• Tridasha (the Thirty Gods)
• Parijata tree
• Satyabhama
• Shachi/Indrani (implied by 'your husband')

FAQs

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

In this verse it functions as a symbol of Svarga’s divine privilege—yet it can be claimed when Krishna’s higher sovereignty is at play, showing that heavenly possessions are not beyond the Supreme’s will.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the tension between Indra’s authority and Krishna’s supremacy here?

By placing bold speech in Satyabhāmā’s mouth—acknowledging Indra’s status while still taking the Parijāta—Parāśara highlights that deva-kingship is real but subordinate to the ultimate ruler embodied by Krishna.

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

The episode underscores a Vaishnava hierarchy: devas like Indra govern within cosmic order, but Vishnu/Krishna is the final ground of sovereignty, making even Svarga’s treasures subject to his purpose.