Shloka 7

पारिजातहरणम्, द्वारकाप्रवेशः, षोडशसहस्रविवाहः

Pārijāta, Return to Dvārakā, and the Lord’s Many Forms

Devanagari script

नीयतां पारिजातो ऽयं कृष्ण द्वारवतीं पुरीम् मर्त्यलोके त्वया मुक्ते नायं संस्थास्यते भुवि

Transliteration

nīyatāṃ pārijāto 'yaṃ kṛṣṇa dvāravatīṃ purīm martyaloke tvayā mukte nāyaṃ saṃsthāsyate bhuvi

Translation

“O Krishna, let this Pārijāta be taken to the city of Dvāravatī. For once you release it into the mortal world, it will no longer remain established upon the earth.”

Word by Word

• नीयताम्: let (it) be taken
• नीयताम्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘let it be taken’

• पारिजातः: the Pārijāta tree
• पारिजातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारिजात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• कृष्ण: O Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• द्वारवतीम्: to Dvāravatī
• द्वारवतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुरीम्: the city
• पुरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्वारवतीम् इति विशेषण-सम्बन्धः

• मर्त्य-लोके: in the mortal world
• मर्त्य-लोके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मर्त्यानां लोकः (eng: in the mortal world)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• मुक्ते: when released
• मुक्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute): ‘when (it is) released/let go’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अयम्: this (tree)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• संस्थास्यते: will remain/stand
• संस्थास्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Indra (addressing Sri Krishna in Svarga during the Pārijāta episode)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Manvantara: Vaivasvata

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To enact divine līlā that reorders relations between heaven and earth while upholding His devotees and royal city of Dvārakā.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Rightful sovereignty of Bhagavān over both svarga and martyaloka; welfare and auspiciousness for His people.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Sakhya

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Pārijāta
• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
• Indra
• Svarga
• Martyaloka
• Earth (Bhū)

FAQs

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

The Pārijāta symbolizes a celestial treasure of Svarga; its transfer to Dvārakā underscores Krishna’s supreme authority to relocate divine riches and reorder the boundary between heaven and earth.

How does the narrative frame this verse within the Parasara–Maitreya dialogue?

Sage Parāśara recounts events from Krishna’s life to Maitreya; this line occurs in the Svarga episode where Indra acknowledges that once Krishna releases the tree into the mortal realm, it will not remain on earth by ordinary stability.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Krishna) in this context?

Krishna is presented as the supreme governor of cosmic order: even celestial objects and Indra’s domain are subject to his will, reflecting Vishnu’s status as the highest reality guiding all realms.