Shloka 43

अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः

Devanagari script

यद् बलं यच् च नस् तेजो यद् वीर्यं यः पराक्रमः या श्रीश् छाया च नः सो ऽस्मान् परित्यज्य हरिर् गतः

Transliteration

yad balaṃ yac ca nas tejo yad vīryaṃ yaḥ parākramaḥ yā śrīś chāyā ca naḥ so 'smān parityajya harir gataḥ

Translation

The strength that was ours, the radiance that was ours; the potency, the heroism, and the power of conquest—along with our Śrī (fortune) and protecting shade—Hari Himself has departed, abandoning us.

Word by Word

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘which’ (agreeing with neuter nouns)

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative ‘which’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• नः: our
• नः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; genitive plural ‘of us/our’

• तेजः: splendor
• तेजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative ‘which’

• वीर्यम्: valor, potency
• वीर्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; neuter nom/acc sg

• यः: which (he who)
• यः: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; relative pronoun masc nom sg

• पराक्रमः: prowess
• पराक्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular

• या: which
• या: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; relative pronoun fem nom sg

• श्रीः: fortune, prosperity
• श्रीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular

• छाया: shade, protection
• छाया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• नः: our
• नः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; genitive plural

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

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; accusative plural ‘us’

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (ल्यप्), अव्यय; absolutive/gerund ‘having abandoned’

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu/Krishna)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular

• गतः: has gone
• गतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; PPP ‘gone’ masc nom sg

Speaker

Lamenting voice within the royal narrative (as recounted by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Why the Pāṇḍavas’ power, tejas, and Śrī vanished after Kṛṣṇa’s departure.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All strength, heroism, and prosperity are gifts resting on Hari; without him, even the greatest become powerless.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Replace self-reliance with God-reliance: daily remembrance, gratitude, and surrender in success and decline.

Vishishtadvaita: Hari as jagat-kāraṇa and niyantṛ: the jīva’s tejas and Śrī are modes (prakāra) dependent on the Lord, not autonomous substances.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Shri (Fortune/Lakshmi)

FAQs

What is the significance of Hari 'departing' in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

It frames political and personal collapse as a theological event: when Vishnu’s sustaining presence withdraws, strength, splendor, victory, and prosperity naturally fade.

How does Sage Parāśara explain sovereignty and power through this dynastic narrative?

By presenting kingship as dependent on divine sanction—bala, tejas, and śrī are not merely human possessions but gifts upheld by Hari within the moral order of history.

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

Hari is portrayed as the supreme ground of efficacy: even worldly prowess and fortune are expressions of His sustaining reality, aligning the narrative with core Vaishnava metaphysics.