Shloka 43

कालियदमना: यमुनाशुद्धिः, करुणा-निग्रहः, स्तुति-तत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

इति संस्मारितः कृष्णः स्मितभिन्नौष्ठसंपुटः आस्फोट्य मोचयाम् आस स्वदेहं भोगबन्धनात्

Transliteration

iti saṃsmāritaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ smitabhinnauṣṭhasaṃpuṭaḥ āsphoṭya mocayām āsa svadehaṃ bhogabandhanāt

Translation

Así recordado, Krishna —con los labios suavemente entreabiertos por una leve sonrisa— chasqueó los dedos y en ese mismo instante liberó su propio cuerpo de las ataduras de la serpiente.

Word by Word

इतिthus

संस्मारितःhaving been reminded

कृष्णःKrishna

स्मितभिन्नौष्ठसंपुटःwith lips parted by a smile

आस्फोट्यhaving snapped (it) off

मोचयाम्(he) released

आसdid, was (auxiliary)

स्वदेहम्his own body

भोगबन्धनात्from the serpent’s coils/bondage

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the significance of being freed from 'bhoga-bandhana' in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames worldly enjoyment (bhoga) as a binding force; true mastery is shown when one can relinquish embodied experience itself, pointing toward mokṣa and detachment within the Purāṇic ethic.

How does Sage Parāśara explain liberation through narrative episodes like this?

Parāśara often embeds philosophy inside lineage-stories: a single decisive act (here, snapping the fingers) symbolizes inner realization—freedom is not merely physical death but release from attachment and karmic entanglement.

What is the theological importance of Kṛṣṇa in this context?

Kṛṣṇa is portrayed as sovereign over embodiment, suggesting divinity’s transcendence of material bonds and reinforcing the Vishnu-centered view that the Supreme governs birth, life, and release.