Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

ततस् तं भगवान् आह न ते ऽस्ति भयम् अण्व् अपि गच्छ त्वं मत्प्रसादेन लुब्ध स्वर्गं सुरास्पदम्

Transliteration

tatas taṃ bhagavān āha na te 'sti bhayam aṇv api gaccha tvaṃ matprasādena lubdha svargaṃ surāspadam

Translation

Then the Blessed Lord said to him: “Do not fear—there is not even the slightest cause for terror. Go now, O covetous one; by My grace, ascend to heaven, the very abode of the gods.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/कारणवाचक अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• ते: for you; to you
• ते: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी/षष्ठी (4th/6th), एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी—‘of you/for you’

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Existence/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अणु: even a little
• अणु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘a little’ (elliptic with भयम्)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावन/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मत्प्रसादेन: by my grace
• मत्प्रसादेन: Karana (Means/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-षष्ठी-एकवचन रूप) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मम प्रसादः)

• लुब्ध: O hunter; O greedy one
• लुब्ध: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लुब्ध (कृदन्त, √लुभ् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; विशेषणवत् सम्बोधन — ‘O hunter/greedy one’

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सुरास्पदम्: abode of the gods
• सुरास्पदम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + आस्पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सुराणाम् आस्पदम्)

Speaker

Bhagavān (the Lord, understood as Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa within the Purāṇic narrative voice)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the Lord grants abhaya and higher worlds through grace

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He dispels fear and grants the repentant hunter an immediate heavenly ascent by His grace.

Leela: Moksha-dana

Dharma Restored: Assurance of divine protection (abhaya-dāna) and the supremacy of prasāda over despair

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavān gives ‘abhaya’ and elevates the devotee by His prasāda, overriding the paralysis of guilt.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: When fear overwhelms, cultivate trust (abhaya) through prayer and ethical correction, relying on divine compassion.

Vishishtadvaita: Personal grace (prasāda) is efficacious and intentional—Bhagavān actively bestows protection and uplift on the surrendered jīva.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Vasudeva

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Vyuha Form: Vasudeva

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Bhagavān)
• Devas (Suras)
• Svarga (Heaven)

FAQs

What is the significance of fearlessness (abhaya) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Bhagavān as the ultimate source of protection—His word removes even the smallest fear, showing divine sovereignty over fate and danger.

How does the text frame divine grace (prasāda) in this passage?

Grace is portrayed as an active divine bestowal: by “matprasādena,” the Lord authorizes the person’s passage to svarga, emphasizing that higher attainments depend on Bhagavān’s sanction.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is implied as the supreme governor who grants both security and destination; heaven is not merely earned but granted under His supreme will, aligning with Vaishnava emphasis on the Lord’s lordship and mercy.