Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

गते तस्मिन् स भगवान् संयोज्यात्मानम् आत्मनि ब्रह्मभूते ऽव्यये ऽचिन्त्ये वासुदेवमये ऽमले

Transliteration

gate tasmin sa bhagavān saṃyojyātmānam ātmani brahmabhūte 'vyaye 'cintye vāsudevamaye 'male

Translation

When he had departed, the Blessed Lord—uniting his own self with the Self—entered into that Brahman-state: imperishable, inconceivable, stainless, and wholly pervaded by Vāsudeva.

Word by Word

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त, √गम् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); सति-सप्तमी प्रयोगः

• तस्मिन्: in that (time/when he)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी सह

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

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

• संयोज्य: having united
• संयोज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-√युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having joined/united’

• आत्मानम्: himself (the self)
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आत्मनि: in the Self
• आत्मनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मभूते: in (that) which has become Brahman
• ब्रह्मभूते: Adhikarana (Qualifier of ātmani/अधिकरण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त, √भू धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्म भूते = ‘become Brahman’)

• अव्यये: imperishable
• अव्यये: Adhikarana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अचिन्त्ये: inconceivable
• अचिन्त्ये: Adhikarana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-चिन्त्य (कृदन्त, √चिन्त् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कृदन्त (यत्) — ‘unthinkable’

• वासुदेवमये: consisting of Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवमये: Adhikarana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वासुदेवमय = ‘consisting of Vāsudeva’)

• अमले: stainless, pure
• अमले: Adhikarana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The nature of Bhagavān as Brahman—imperishable, inconceivable, and all-pervaded by Vāsudeva

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He concludes the episode by revealing the supreme Brahman-state as Vāsudeva-pervaded, indicating the Lord’s transcendence beyond the manifested act of grace.

Leela: Moksha-dana

Dharma Restored: Affirmation of the Lord as stainless, imperishable Brahman—final refuge beyond worldly states

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavān is the imperishable, inconceivable, stainless Brahman, and the supreme Self into which all selves are grounded—‘vāsudevamaya’.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Meditate on the Lord as the inner Self (ātman) and cultivate purity and steadiness, letting devotion mature into contemplative peace.

Vishishtadvaita: ‘Vāsudevamaya’ signals Brahman as personal Vāsudeva who pervades and supports all—immanence without loss of transcendence (śarīra-śarīrī-bhāva).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Vyuha Form: Vasudeva

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (the Lord)
• Vāsudeva
• Brahman
• Ātman (Self)

FAQs

What is the significance of becoming 'vāsudevamaya' in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames liberation as realization of a Brahman-state that is permeated by Vāsudeva—affirming Vishnu as the Supreme Reality rather than an impersonal absolute.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the concept of liberation here?

He describes moksha as the self being joined into the Self—an inward absorption into imperishable, inconceivable, stainless Brahman, expressed in explicitly Vaishnava terms.

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

Vishnu (Vāsudeva) is presented as the very substance of the Brahman-state; the highest purification and immortality are defined through union with Him.