Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

ततस् ते यौवनोन्मत्ता भाविकार्यप्रचोदिताः साम्बं जाम्बवतीपुत्रं भूषयित्वा स्त्रियं यथा

Transliteration

tatas te yauvanonmattā bhāvikāryapracoditāḥ sāmbaṃ jāmbavatīputraṃ bhūṣayitvā striyaṃ yathā

Translation

Then those youths—intoxicated with the pride of youth and driven by the unseen impulse of what was to come—adorned Sāmba, the son of Jāmbavatī, as one might dress a woman.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereupon)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• यौवनोन्मत्ताः: maddened by youth
• यौवनोन्मत्ताः: Karta (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यौवन + उन्मत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘यौवनेन उन्मत्ताः’ = maddened by youth)

• भाविकार्यप्रचोदिताः: impelled by what was to happen (destiny)
• भाविकार्यप्रचोदिताः: Karta (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भावि + कार्य + प्रचोदित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘भाविना कार्येण प्रचोदिताः’ = impelled by destined event)

• साम्बम्: Sāmba
• साम्बम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• जाम्बवतीपुत्रम्: the son of Jāmbavatī
• जाम्बवतीपुत्रम्: Karma (Apposition/Object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाम्बवती + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘जाम्बवत्याः पुत्रः’ = son of Jāmbavatī)

• भूषयित्वा: having adorned/disguised
• भूषयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भूष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘भूषयित्वा’ = having adorned/disguised

• स्त्रियम्: as a woman / a woman
• स्त्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable: like/as)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: didactic

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Arrogant sport and disrespect toward sages, though seemingly playful, becomes the doorway through which inevitable consequences unfold.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate humility and reverence toward teachers and sacred persons; do not mask cruelty as humor.

Vishishtadvaita: Kāla and human agency operate within the Lord’s governance—events unfold as part of a purposeful cosmic order, not random chaos.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Sāmba, Jāmbavatī, Yādava youths

Characters & Entities

• Sāmba
• Jāmbavatī
• Yādava youths (Vrishnis/Andhakas implied)

FAQs

What is the significance of destiny (bhāvikārya) in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

The verse frames the youths’ prank as being propelled by an impending destined outcome, foreshadowing that their actions are not isolated mischief but part of a larger karmic and providential unfolding.

How does Sage Parāśara explain moral causality through this incident?

By highlighting youthful arrogance and the push of future consequence, Parāśara presents a chain where character (pride) triggers action (mockery), which ripens into consequence—illustrating dharma and retribution operating through history.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context, even when not named directly?

In Ansha 5, Krishna’s presence as Vishnu’s manifestation makes the Yādava narrative a stage for divine governance: even great dynasties move under the Supreme’s order, where dharma, time, and destiny converge to complete a cosmic purpose.