Shloka 18

इन्द्र-प्रायश्चित्तं, कृष्णाभिषेकः, गोविन्द-नामप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

भारावतरणे साह्यं स ते वीरः करिष्यति स रक्षणीयो भवता यथात्मा मधुसूदन

Transliteration

bhārāvataraṇe sāhyaṃ sa te vīraḥ kariṣyati sa rakṣaṇīyo bhavatā yathātmā madhusūdana

Translation

大地の重荷を除く務めにおいて、その勇士は汝を助けよう。ゆえに、マドゥスーダナよ、己が身を守るがごとく彼を護れ。

Word by Word

• भारावतरणे: in the descent/removal of the burden
• भारावतरणे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार (प्रातिपदिक) + अवतरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भारस्य अवतरणे)

• साह्यम्: help, assistance
• साह्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• ते: of/for you
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; enclitic form

• वीरः: hero, brave one
• वीरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• करिष्यति: will do, will render
• करिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रक्षणीयः: to be protected
• रक्षणीयः: Predicate (Vidheyā/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (अनीयर्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भावः—‘रक्षितव्यः’ (to be protected)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific ‘by you’)

• यथा: as, like
• यथा: Upamana/Modifier (Comparative/उपमान-प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as, like)

• आत्मा: one's own self
• आत्मा: Upameya/Reference (Standard of comparison/उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मधुसूदन: O slayer of Madhu (Vishnu)
• मधुसूदन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मधोः सूदनः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; the verse voices counsel directed to Madhusūdana within the narrative frame)

Characters & Entities

• Madhusudana (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Earth (implied by bhāra—Earth’s burden)

FAQs

What is the significance of bhārāvataraṇa (removing the Earth’s burden) in the Vishnu Purana?

It frames Krishna/Vishnu’s earthly descent as a cosmic act of restoring dharma—reducing oppressive forces that weigh upon the world and re-establishing righteous order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine action and protection in this context?

Through counsel addressed to Madhusūdana, the narrative emphasizes that the divine plan includes safeguarding key agents who aid the mission—protection is treated as integral to dharma’s restoration.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Madhusūdana) here?

Vishnu is shown as the supreme governor of cosmic order: even while orchestrating the removal of adharma, he remains the ultimate protector whose care extends to those aligned with his purpose.