Shloka 10

कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

Devanagari script

चकर्ष पद्भ्यां च तदा ऋजुत्वं केशवो ऽनयत् ततः सा ऋजुतां प्राप्ता योषिताम् अभवद् वरा

Transliteration

cakarṣa padbhyāṃ ca tadā ṛjutvaṃ keśavo 'nayat tataḥ sā ṛjutāṃ prāptā yoṣitām abhavad varā

Translation

そのときケーシャヴァは足で彼女を引き寄せ、まっすぐさへと導いた。かくして彼女は直立を得て、女たちの中で最もすぐれた者となった—曲がりを正す主の威光ある触れによって。

Word by Word

• चकर्ष: pulled
• चकर्ष: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पद्भ्याम्: with (his) two feet
• पद्भ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (at that time)

• ऋजुत्वम्: straightness
• ऋजुत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋजु + त्व (प्रत्यय) → ऋजुत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• केशवः: Keśava (Krishna)
• केशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनयत्: led/brought (to)
• अनयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (thereupon)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ऋजुताम्: straightness (state of being straight)
• ऋजुताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋजु + ता (प्रत्यय) → ऋजुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्ता: having attained
• प्राप्ता: Kriya (Result/state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकर्तरि कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having attained’

• योषिताम्: of women
• योषिताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरा: excellent / best
• वरा: Karta-pradhana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicative)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How Krishna’s touch confers transformation and auspiciousness upon devotees.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative and grace-revealing

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna straightens Kubjā, demonstrating compassionate power that restores what is distorted and draws the devotee toward wholeness.

Leela: Moksha-dana

Dharma Restored: Restoration of order and auspiciousness—healing deformity as a sign of removing inner and outer crookedness.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavān’s touch (anugraha) can rectify both outer limitation and inner crookedness, making the devotee fit for auspicious life and devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Approach the Divine with humility and service; seek inner ‘straightness’ through honesty, disciplined practice, and prayer for grace.

Vishishtadvaita: Grace transforms the jīva while preserving individuality—God perfects the soul-body complex rather than negating it, consistent with qualified non-dualism.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Keshava (Vishnu/Krishna)

FAQs

What is the significance of ṛjutva (uprightness/straightness) in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, ṛjutva signifies restoration—an outward and inward alignment with dharma brought about by Keśava’s divine agency.

How does Sage Parāśara explain transformation through divine intervention?

Parāśara presents transformation as the Lord’s līlā: a direct act of grace that corrects what is distorted and elevates the devotee’s condition into auspicious order.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Keśava) in this context?

Keśava is shown as the supreme, sovereign reality whose touch reorders embodied life—highlighting a Vaishnava view where liberation and refinement ultimately depend on the Lord’s grace.