Shloka 33

पौण्ड्रक-वधः, कृत्या-प्रशमनम्, वाराणसी-दाहः

Devanagari script

ततो ज्वालाकरालास्या ज्वलत्केशकलापिका कृष्ण कृष्णेति कुपिता कृत्या द्वारवतीं ययौ

Transliteration

tato jvālākarālāsyā jvalatkeśakalāpikā kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇeti kupitā kṛtyā dvāravatīṃ yayau

Translation

Then that kṛtyā—her mouth gaping, dreadful with flames, her mass of hair ablaze—rushed in fury, crying again and again, “Krishna! Krishna!”, and made for Dvāravatī.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (Sequence/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (ablatival adverb: thence/thereupon)

• ज्वालाकरालास्या: having a flame-terrible mouth
• ज्वालाकरालास्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वाला+कराल+आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (ज्वालाभिः करालम् आस्यम् यस्याः सा)

• ज्वलत्केशकलापिका: with blazing locks of hair
• ज्वलत्केशकलापिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वलत् (कृदन्त) + केश+कलाप (प्रातिपदिक) + -इका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (ज्वलन्तः केशकलापः यस्याः सा)

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

• कृष्ण: O Kṛṣṇa!
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-आह्वान

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय

• कुपिता: enraged
• कुपिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुप् (धातु) → कुपित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘कृत्या’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कृत्या: the kṛtyā
• कृत्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa is the divine protector whose presence draws and neutralizes hostile forces unleashed against the world.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Protection of the Lord’s devotees and the city of Dvārakā from destructive sorcery

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Krityā
• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

FAQs

What is the significance of Krityā in this Vishnu Purana verse?

Krityā represents a hostile, ritually-generated force of destruction; her flaming, terrifying form emphasizes that even formidable sorcery is depicted as moving under the higher cosmic order that Krishna (Vishnu) governs.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the unfolding danger to Dvārakā here?

Parāśara narrates the event as a sudden approach of an enraged Krityā, vocally targeting Krishna and advancing toward Dvāravatī, setting up Krishna’s role as the decisive divine protector in the episode.

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

By presenting Krishna as the named target of a fearsome destructive entity, the text underscores Bhagavān’s supremacy: antagonistic powers may arise, but they are ultimately confronted and resolved within Vishnu’s sovereign providence.