Shloka 1

यादवक्षयः, बलराम-निर्याणम्, कृष्णस्य उपसंहारः (प्रभासे विनाशः)

Devanagari script

एवं दैत्यवधं कृष्णो बलदेवसहायवान् चक्रे दुष्टक्षितीशानां तथैव जगतः कृते

Transliteration

evaṃ daityavadhaṃ kṛṣṇo baladevasahāyavān cakre duṣṭakṣitīśānāṃ tathaiva jagataḥ kṛte

Translation

Thus did Kṛṣṇa—supported by Baladeva—carry out the destruction of the daityas; and likewise, for the sake of the world, he also dealt with the wicked kings of the earth.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'thus'

• दैत्य-वधम्: slaying of demons
• दैत्य-वधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (दैत्यानां वधः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• बलदेव-सहायवान्: having Baladeva as helper
• बलदेव-सहायवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + सहायवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (बलदेवः सहायः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — qualifying कृष्णः

• चक्रे: performed
• चक्रे: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'he did/performed'

• दुष्ट-क्षितीशानाम्: of the wicked kings
• दुष्ट-क्षितीशानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षितीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'so/likewise'

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (restrictive/emphatic particle)

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• कृते: for the sake (of)
• कृते: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अर्थे 'हेतोः/निमित्ते' (for the sake of) — idiomatic locative

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To protect the world by destroying daityas and subduing wicked kings who oppress the earth and violate dharma.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Royal dharma and social order through removal of tyrannical rulers and asuric forces

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine intervention targets both overtly asuric forces and human political adharma when they harm the world.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Uphold dharma in civic life: resist tyranny, protect the vulnerable, and support just governance.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s grace operates within history for loka-saṅgraha, affirming a real world upheld and corrected by the Supreme.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Baladeva (Balarama)
• Daityas
• Wicked kings (kṣitīśas)
• The world (jagat)

FAQs

What is the significance of Krishna acting 'for the sake of the world' (jagataḥ kṛte) in the Vishnu Purana?

This phrase frames Krishna’s actions as dharma-protecting divine governance—punishing disruptive forces (daityas and unrighteous rulers) to safeguard cosmic and social order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Krishna’s relationship with Baladeva in this verse?

Parāśara presents Baladeva as Krishna’s sahāya (support/ally), highlighting coordinated divine agency in restoring order through the avatāra’s deeds.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Krishna’s role as Vishnu’s avatāra is emphasized as supreme, purposeful intervention: the Supreme Reality upholds dharma by removing demonic threats and unjust sovereignty for the welfare of the world.