Shloka 25

शरद्वर्णनं, योगोपमा, तथा गोवर्धन-यज्ञप्रवर्तनम्

Devanagari script

नन्दगोपस्य वचनं श्रुत्वेत्थं शक्रपूजने कोपाय त्रिदशेन्द्रस्य प्राह दामोदरस् तदा

Transliteration

nandagopasya vacanaṃ śrutvetthaṃ śakrapūjane kopāya tridaśendrasya prāha dāmodaras tadā

Translation

ശക്രപൂജയെക്കുറിച്ച് നന്ദഗോപൻ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞത് കേട്ട്, ത്രിദശേന്ദ്രന്റെ കോപം ഉയരുമെന്ന് മുൻകൂട്ടി കണ്ട ദാമോദരൻ അപ്പോൾ പറഞ്ഞു।

Word by Word

• nandagopasya: of Nandagopa
• nandagopasya: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nanda (प्रातिपदिक) + gopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नाम-समास): ‘नन्दः गोपः’ (proper name)

• vacanam: speech, statement
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala-Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having heard’

• ittham: thus
• ittham: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• śakra-pūjane: in/with regard to the worship of Śakra
• śakra-pūjane: Adhikarana (Topic/Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘शक्रस्य पूजनम्’

• kopāya: for anger, to (provoke) anger
• kopāya: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• tridaśendrasya: of the lord of the gods (Indra)
• tridaśendrasya: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘त्रिदशानाम् इन्द्रः’

• prāha: said/spoke
• prāha: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (अह्/ब्रू)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• dāmodaraḥ: Dāmodara (Krishna)
• dāmodaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāma (प्रातिपदिक) + udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: ‘दाम उदरे यस्य सः’ (one who has a rope on his belly)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (Temporal adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya); within the scene, Dāmodara (Krishna) is about to speak

Characters & Entities

• Nanda (Nandagopa)
• Śakra (Indra)
• Dāmodara (Krishna)
• Tridaśendra (Lord of the Devas)

FAQs

What is the significance of Śakra (Indra) worship in this Vishnu Purana passage?

It sets the stage for a critique of ritual that is driven by fear or worldly gain, and introduces the coming confrontation that reveals Indra’s pride and Krishna’s higher spiritual authority.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the conflict between Krishna and Indra here?

Parāśara signals the narrative turning point: Krishna anticipates Indra’s anger and responds deliberately, showing that divine events unfold under the guidance of the Supreme rather than deva caprice.

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

Krishna is portrayed as Dāmodara—the Supreme who governs even the gods—using the episode to reorient devotion and dharma beyond subordinate celestial powers.