Shloka 1

इन्द्र-प्रायश्चित्तं, कृष्णाभिषेकः, गोविन्द-नामप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

धृते गोवर्धने शैले परित्राते च गोकुले रोचयाम् आस कृष्णस्य दर्शनं पाकशासनः

Transliteration

dhṛte govardhane śaile paritrāte ca gokule rocayām āsa kṛṣṇasya darśanaṃ pākaśāsanaḥ

Translation

ເມື່ອພູໂກວັດທະນະຖືກຍົກຄ້ຳໄວ້ ແລະ ໂກກຸລຖືກປົກປ້ອງ, ປາກະຊາສະນະ (ອິນທຣາ) ຜູ້ຖືກຫຼຸດທິດຖິ ໄດ້ຕັ້ງໃຈໄປຂໍເຝົ້າດູດາຣະຊະນະພຣະກຣິດສະນະ ຜູ້ຄຸ້ມຄອງສູງສຸດ।

Word by Word

• dhṛte: when (it was) held up
• dhṛte: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), सप्तमी-एकवचन — ‘when (it was) held’

• govardhane: on Govardhana
• govardhane: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: govardhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — ‘on Govardhana’

• śaile: on the mountain
• śaile: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — ‘on the mountain’

• paritrāte: when (it was) protected
• paritrāte: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari√trā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), सप्तमी-एकवचन — ‘when (it was) protected’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (and)

• gokule: in Gokula
• gokule: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gokula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — ‘in Gokula’

• rocayām: wished/desired
• rocayām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ruc (धातु; रोचयति causative/णिच्)
• Form: णिजन्त (causative), परिप्रयोग-सहायक ‘āsa’ सहित, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘desired/approved (to see)’

• āsa: did/was (auxiliary)
• āsa: Kriya (Auxiliary/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect) सहायक-क्रिया, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kṛṣṇasya: of Krishna
• kṛṣṇasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — ‘of Krishna’

• darśanam: a sight/meeting
• darśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — ‘seeing/vision’

• pākaśāsanaḥ: Indra
• pākaśāsanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāka (प्रातिपदिक) + śāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — इन्द्रस्य नाम (epithet: ‘chastiser of Pāka’)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Govardhana
• Gokula
• Indra (Pākaśāsana)

FAQs

What is the significance of Indra seeking Krishna’s darśana in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks the recognition that Krishna’s sovereignty is higher than Indra’s; the deva-lord submits to the Supreme Protector after Gokula’s deliverance.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the Govardhana episode philosophically?

As a divine correction of misplaced pride and a demonstration that Bhagavān safeguards devotees and re-establishes cosmic order through līlā rather than mere force.

What is the theological importance of Krishna here for Vaishnava thought?

Krishna is shown as the Supreme Reality (Vishnu) whom even the gods approach—affirming divine supremacy, protection of bhaktas, and rightful hierarchy in the cosmos.