Shloka 5

श्रीकृष्ण-जन्म, वसुदेव-यमुनातरण, बालिका-उत्क्षेपः, देवी-प्रादुर्भावः

Devanagari script

सिन्धवो निजशब्देन वाद्यं चक्रुर् मनोहरम् जगुर् गन्धर्वपतयो ननृतुश् चाप्सरोगणाः

Transliteration

sindhavo nijaśabdena vādyaṃ cakrur manoharam jagur gandharvapatayo nanṛtuś cāpsarogaṇāḥ

Translation

Sungai-sungai Sindhu dengan gema alaminya menimbulkan musik yang memikat; para pemimpin Gandharva bernyanyi, dan rombongan Apsara menari—merayakan tatanan ilahi yang memancar dari Vishnu, hadir sebagai Krishna.

Word by Word

• सिन्धवः: the rivers
• सिन्धवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• निजशब्देन: with their own sound
• निजशब्देन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (निजस्य शब्दः)

• वाद्यम्: music; instrumental music
• वाद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चक्रुः: made; produced
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मनोहरम्: charming; delightful
• मनोहरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier) वाद्यम्-शब्दस्य

• जगुः: sang
• जगुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गन्धर्वपतयः: lords of the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वपतयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गन्धर्वाणां पतयः)

• ननृतुः: danced
• ननृतुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अप्सरोगणाः: groups of Apsarases
• अप्सरोगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अप्सरसां गणाः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Krishna’s descent and the auspicious portents at his birth

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: reverential

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To relieve the earth of oppressive adharma by destroying Kaṁsa and allied asuras and to reestablish dharma through divine līlā.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Protection of the righteous and restoration of just kingship and Vedic order

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Sindhus

FAQs

What is the significance of Gandharvas and Apsarases in this Vishnu Purana verse?

They function as celestial witnesses whose song and dance mark the event as cosmically auspicious, showing that Krishna’s līlā resonates across the worlds.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the celebratory atmosphere around Krishna’s deeds?

By describing nature and celestial beings spontaneously producing music and dance, Parāśara frames the narrative as a manifestation of divine harmony rather than ordinary festivity.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context?

The verse supports the Vaishnava view that the Supreme (Vishnu) is present in Krishna’s pastimes, drawing even cosmic beings into joyful acknowledgment of his sovereignty.