Shloka 2

कालियदमना: यमुनाशुद्धिः, करुणा-निग्रहः, स्तुति-तत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

स जगामाथ कालिन्दीं लोलकल्लोलशालिनीम् तीरसंलग्नफेनौघैर् हसन्तीम् इव सर्वतः

Transliteration

sa jagāmātha kālindīṃ lolakallolaśālinīm tīrasaṃlagnaphenaughair hasantīm iva sarvataḥ

Translation

Then he went to the Kāлиндī (Yamunā), adorned with restless, rolling waves; with masses of foam clinging to her banks, she seemed on every side as though she were smiling.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun: masc., nom. sg.)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd sg. perfect)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing particle: 'then')

• कालिन्दीम्: to the Kāлиндī (Yamunā)
• कालिन्दीम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिन्दी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem., acc. sg.; नदी-नाम)

• लोलकल्लोलशालिनीम्: abounding in playful waves
• लोलकल्लोलशालिनीम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोल (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्लोल (प्रातिपदिक) + शालिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; 'लोलैः कल्लोलैः शालिनी'—possessing playful waves), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies कालिन्दीम्)

• तीरसंलग्नफेनौघैः: with foam-masses clinging to the banks
• तीरसंलग्नफेनौघैः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक) + संलग्न (कृदन्त; √लग् + सम्) + फेन (प्रातिपदिक) + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; 'तीरे संलग्नाः फेन-ओघाः'—foam-masses attached to the bank), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (instr. pl.; means/association)

• हसन्तीम्: laughing (as it were)
• हसन्तीम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies कालिन्दीम्)

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• सर्वतः: everywhere/on all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण-देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'on all sides/everywhere')

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: narrative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To sanctify and protect Vraja’s waters and beings by confronting the pollution and terror arising in the Yamunā.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Purity and life-giving order of the river ecosystem sustaining Vraja.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kalindi (Yamuna)
• Krishna (implied by narrative context)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Kalindi (Yamuna) in the Vishnu Purana?

In Krishna-Charita passages, the Kalindi functions as sacred landscape for divine lila, portrayed as a living presence whose beauty and movement seem to respond to the Lord’s approach.

How does Sage Parāśara explain nature’s role in Krishna’s narrative?

Parāśara often frames nature poetically—here the river appears to “smile”—to show the cosmos as participatory and ordered around the Supreme’s presence and play.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Though the verse describes the river, the implied subject is Krishna as Vishnu’s manifestation; the scene emphasizes that the world’s splendor and harmony ultimately reflect and serve the Supreme Reality.