Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

स गत्वा च तथा चक्रे द्वारकायां तथार्जुनम् आनिनाय महाबुद्धिर् वज्रं चक्रे तथा नृपम्

Transliteration

sa gatvā ca tathā cakre dvārakāyāṃ tathārjunam ānināya mahābuddhir vajraṃ cakre tathā nṛpam

Translation

He went there and accomplished what had to be done; and in Dvārakā the great-minded one brought Arjuna and likewise established Vajra as king.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

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

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• चक्रे: did/made
• चक्रे: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• द्वारकायाम्: in Dvārakā
• द्वारकायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• अर्जुनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आनिनाय: brought/led (back)
• आनिनाय: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) उपसर्ग: आ-
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• महाबुद्धिः: great-minded
• महाबुद्धिः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक: महा + बुद्धि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• वज्रम्: the thunderbolt (weapon)
• वज्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• चक्रे: made/did
• चक्रे: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna completes his earthly mission and arranges the Yadava succession and the transition of Dvārakā’s affairs to ensure order after his departure.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Royal continuity and protection of the Yādava legacy through rightful installation of Vajra

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Vajra, Arjuna

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Arjuna
• Vajra

FAQs

What is the significance of installing Vajra as king in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals the re-establishment of lawful sovereignty after the Yādavas’ fall, preserving dynastic continuity and social order (dharma) through a legitimate successor.

How does Sage Parāśara frame Arjuna’s role in this episode?

Parāśara presents Arjuna as being brought into Dvārakā as part of a necessary transition—supporting the reorganization of rule and protection of what remains after Krishna’s departure.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context, even though He is not named in the verse?

The verse reflects the post-avatāra world returning to ordinary governance: after Vishnu’s divine intervention as Krishna concludes, the cosmos and society are steadied through dharma, succession, and rightful kingship.