Shloka 69

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

त्रैलोक्येश्वर नो युक्तं शचीभर्तुः पलायनम् पारिजातस्रगाभोगा त्वाम् उपस्थास्यते शची

Transliteration

trailokyeśvara no yuktaṃ śacībhartuḥ palāyanam pārijātasragābhogā tvām upasthāsyate śacī

Translation

O Lord of the three worlds, it is not fitting for Śacī’s husband to flee. Adorned with Pārijāta garlands and ornaments, Śacī herself will come and attend upon you.

Word by Word

• त्रैलोक्येश्वर: O lord of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्येश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रैलोक्यस्य ईश्वरः)

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• युक्तम्: proper, fitting
• युक्तम्: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘fit/proper’

• शचीभर्तुः: of Śacī’s husband (Indra)
• शचीभर्तुः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शची-भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शच्याः भर्ता)

• पलायनम्: flight, running away
• पलायनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/प्रथमा or 2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• पारिजातस्रगाभोगा: adorned with a pārijāta garland
• पारिजातस्रगाभोगा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारिजात-स्रज्-आभोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः (पारिजातस्य स्रजः आभोगः यस्याः/या) — ‘wearing/with the garland of pārijāta’

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उपस्थास्यते: will attend upon / will approach to serve
• उपस्थास्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• शची: Śacī
• शची: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Likely Sri Krishna (addressing Indra) in the narrative of Indra’s confrontation and the Pārijāta-related episode

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna receives Satyabhāmā’s exhortation to stop Indra’s flight and to complete the Pārijāta taking, humbling deva-authority for the sake of dharma and his devotee-consort.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Accountability of the devas and rightful subordination to Bhagavān

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Worldly rank without dharma is hollow; even the lord of Svarga must not abandon honor and responsibility.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Do not use status to evade accountability; meet conflict with integrity rather than flight.

Vishishtadvaita: Bhagavān’s supremacy orders all authorities; devas function as dependent powers under the Lord’s will.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Indra (Śacībhartṛ)
• Śacī (Indrāṇī)
• Trailokya (the three worlds)
• Pārijāta

FAQs

What is the significance of calling Krishna “Trailokyeśvara” in the Vishnu Purana?

It asserts Krishna’s supreme sovereignty over all realms, placing even Indra—the king of the gods—under the Lord’s higher authority.

How does this verse portray Indra’s position in the cosmic hierarchy?

Indra is shown as accountable and even capable of retreat, while Krishna speaks as the ultimate arbiter of dignity, duty, and order among the gods.

What is the theological importance of the Pārijāta reference here?

The Pārijāta—emblematic of celestial privilege and prosperity—becomes a sign that divine splendor ultimately serves and is subordinated to the Supreme (Vishnu/Krishna).