Shloka 8

बलरामस्य वारुणी-प्रसङ्गः, यमुनाकर्षणम्, लक्ष्मी-प्रदत्त-विभूषणम्, रेवती-विवाहः

Devanagari script

स मत्तो ऽत्यन्तघर्माम्भःकणिकामौक्तिकोज्ज्वलः आगच्छ यमुने स्नातुम् इच्छामीत्य् आह विह्वलः

Transliteration

sa matto 'tyantagharmāmbhaḥkaṇikāmauktikojjvalaḥ āgaccha yamune snātum icchāmīty āha vihvalaḥ

Translation

അവൻ ആകാംക്ഷയിൽ മത്തനായി, കഠിനചൂടിലെ വിയർപ്പുതുള്ളികൾ മുത്തുപോലെ തിളങ്ങി, വിഹ്വലനായി വിളിച്ചു—“വാ, ഹേ യമുനേ! എനിക്ക് സ്നാനം ചെയ്യണം.”

Word by Word

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

• मत्तः: intoxicated
• मत्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद् (धातु) → मत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त — ‘intoxicated’

• अत्यन्तघर्माम्भःकणिकामौक्तिकोज्ज्वलः: shining like pearl-drops of heavy sweat
• अत्यन्तघर्माम्भःकणिकामौक्तिकोज्ज्वलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अत्यन्त-घर्म-अम्भः-कणिका-मौक्तिक-उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक; components: अत्यन्त + घर्म + अम्भः + कणिका + मौक्तिक + उज्ज्वल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः — ‘घर्माम्भःकणिकाः’ (drops of sweat-water) ‘मौक्तिकवत्’ (like pearls) ‘उज्ज्वलः’ (shining), अत्यन्त (intensely)

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यमुने: O Yamunā
• यमुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्नातुम्: to bathe
• स्नातुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) → स्नातुम् (तुमुन्-प्रत्यय; infinitive)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (Infinitive/तुमर्थ) — ‘to bathe’

• इच्छामि: I wish; I want
• इच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति सूचक particle)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/आह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विह्वलः: agitated; distraught
• विह्वलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विह्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: narrative

Characters & Entities

• Yamuna
• Sri Krishna

FAQs

What is the significance of the Yamunā in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, Yamunā is addressed directly as a living, sacred divine presence—showing how holy geography in the Vishnu Purana participates in the Lord’s līlā and becomes a focus for devotion.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Krishna’s behavior here?

Parāśara narrates Krishna’s emotionally charged, playful moment—his agitation and command to bathe—highlighting līlā where the Supreme Lord acts in human-like intimacy without losing divine sovereignty.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Krishna) in this context?

Krishna’s simple wish becomes an expression of supreme lordship within līlā: the Absolute (Vishnu) engages the world lovingly, making devotion and sacred places like Yamunā central to spiritual life.