Shloka 24

प्रद्युम्न-अपहरणम्, मत्स्य-उद्धारः, मायावती-शिक्षा, शम्बरवधः, रुक्मिणी-पुत्र-संगमः

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे प्राप्तः सह कृष्णेन नारदः अन्तःपुरचरां देवीं रुक्मिणीं प्राह हर्षयन्

Transliteration

etasminn antare prāptaḥ saha kṛṣṇena nāradaḥ antaḥpuracarāṃ devīṃ rukmiṇīṃ prāha harṣayan

Translation

એ જ સમયે કૃષ્ણ સાથે નારદ આવ્યા. અંતઃપુરમાં વિહરતી દેવી રુક્મિણીને હર્ષિત કરતાં તેમણે કહ્યું.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तरे: in the meantime/interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• प्राप्तः: having arrived
• प्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र√आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘नारदः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारक अव्यय (preposition-like: with)

• कृष्णेन: with Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णेन: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘सह’ इत्यनेन सह

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अन्तःपुरचराम्: moving/being in the inner palace
• अन्तःपुरचराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तःपुर + चर (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—अन्तःपुरे चरति इति (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• देवीम्: the goddess/queen
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• रुक्मिणीम्: Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘देवीम्’ इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन

• प्राह: said/spoke
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हर्षयन्: gladdening (her)
• हर्षयन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √हृष् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘हर्षयन्’ (causing joy), ‘नारदः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa’s līlā is guided by divine counsel; Nārada’s arrival advances the revelation and protection of devotees.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Right understanding and timely disclosure that stabilizes the household and supports dharmic action.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sādhu-saṅga and deva-vāṇī (Nārada’s counsel) bring clarity and joy, aligning emotion with dharma and devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Seek guidance from realized teachers when emotionally overwhelmed; let instruction redirect the heart toward steadiness.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord works through devotees (like Nārada) as instruments of grace, showing immanence within community and instruction.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Narada
• Rukmini

FAQs

What is the significance of Nārada’s arrival in this Vishnu Purana verse?

Nārada’s entrance signals a divinely guided turn in the narrative—he functions as a cosmic messenger who initiates or redirects events around Kṛṣṇa’s royal life in Dvārakā.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the scene involving Rukmiṇī and the inner palace (antaḥpura)?

Parāśara presents a courtly, intimate setting—Rukmiṇī within the inner chambers—so the coming message is received in a personal, devotional atmosphere rather than a public assembly.

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

Even in a domestic royal scene, Kṛṣṇa remains Bhagavān—the Supreme—whose līlā unfolds through sages like Nārada, blending human narrative texture with divine sovereignty.