Shloka 8

पारिजातहरणम्, द्वारकाप्रवेशः, षोडशसहस्रविवाहः

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

Devanagari script

तथेत्य् उक्त्वा च देवेन्द्रम् आजगाम भुवं हरिः प्रसक्तैः सिद्धगन्धर्वैः स्तूयमानः सुरर्षिभिः

Transliteration

tathety uktvā ca devendram ājagāma bhuvaṃ hariḥ prasaktaiḥ siddhagandharvaiḥ stūyamānaḥ surarṣibhiḥ

Translation

Saying, “So be it,” to Devendra, Hari returned to the earth—praised unceasingly by Siddhas and Gandharvas, and hymned by the seer-sages of the gods.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• इति: saying
• इति: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Absolutive/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having said)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवेन्द्रम्: Indra
• देवेन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: देवानाम् इन्द्रः (Indra, lord of gods)

• आजगाम: came/returned
• आजगाम: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भुवम्: to the earth
• भुवम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रसक्तैः: by closely attendant
• प्रसक्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसक्त (प्रातिपदिक; सम्-सञ्ज्/सज् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (eng: by/with attached/engaged ones)

• सिद्ध-गन्धर्वैः: by Siddhas and Gandharvas
• सिद्ध-गन्धर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व: सिद्धाश्च गन्धर्वाश्च (eng: by Siddhas and Gandharvas)

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + यमान (शानच्/मान)
• Form: वर्तमान-कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सुर-ऋषिभिः: by the divine sages
• सुर-ऋषिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सुराणाम् ऋषयः (eng: by divine sages)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Manvantara: Vaivasvata

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To complete the heavenly episode and return to earth, affirming His sovereignty as the protector who restores order by His will.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Harmony between devas and the earthly realm under Bhagavān’s supreme authority.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s actions are self-willed (svātantrya) for loka-saṃsthāpana, and the cosmos responds with spontaneous praise by siddhas, gandharvas, and deva-ṛṣis.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Let devotion become ‘prasakta’—continuous—by turning daily transitions (travel, work shifts) into moments of remembrance and praise.

Vishishtadvaita: Supports Bhagavān’s sovereign agency while remaining accessible to praise and relationship—transcendent ruler yet personally present in the world.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Devendra (Indra)
• Siddhas
• Gandharvas
• Sura-rishis (divine sages)

FAQs

What is the significance of Hari being praised by Siddhas, Gandharvas, and divine sages in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals universal recognition of Vishnu/Hari’s supreme sovereignty: even celestial orders affirm Him as the ultimate protector and restorer of dharma.

How does Sage Parāśara frame Vishnu’s actions in this verse?

Parāśara presents the Lord’s movement as purposeful and authoritative—He consents (“tathā”) and then acts, showing divine will guiding cosmic order rather than mere circumstance.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Hari) returning to earth in this context?

The return underscores avatāra-līlā: the Supreme Reality engages the world directly to protect beings and re-establish righteous order, a key Vaishnava teaching emphasized throughout the Purana.