Shloka 61

Devanagari script

जय गोविन्द चाणूरं जहि केशव दानवम् इत्य् अन्तर्धानगा देवास् तदोचुर् अतिहर्षिताः

Transliteration

jaya govinda cāṇūraṃ jahi keśava dānavam ity antardhānagā devās tadocur atiharṣitāḥ

Translation

“जय गोविंद! चाणूराचा संहार कर; हे केशवा, दानवाला मार!”—असे अदृश्य देव अत्यंत हर्षाने उद्गारले।

Word by Word

• जय: conquer, be victorious
• जय: Sambodhana/Command (आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• गोविन्द: O Govinda
• गोविन्द: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चाणूरम्: Chanura
• चाणूरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाणूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• जहि: kill, slay
• जहि: Sambodhana/Command (आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• केशव: O Keshava
• केशव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दानवम्: the demon
• दानवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakyartha marker (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• अन्तर्धानगाः: having become invisible
• अन्तर्धानगाः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्धान (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: अन्तर्धाने गाः/गताः (gone into invisibility)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• अतिहर्षिताः: greatly delighted
• अतिहर्षिताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + हृष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle, क्त), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग; ‘greatly delighted’

Speaker

The Devas (gods), speaking from concealment; narrated within Parasara’s discourse to Maitreya

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna acts to destroy Kaṃsa’s demonic forces, beginning with Cāṇūra, thereby restoring the world’s right order (ṛta/dharma).

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Re-establishment of dharma and safety for beings through the Lord’s victory

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The devas, though unseen, proclaim the Lord’s victory—showing that divine recognition, not worldly applause, is the true measure of righteous action.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Seek inner alignment with dharma and God rather than external validation; let devotion remain steady even amid hostile settings.

Vishishtadvaita: Personal Lordship: the Supreme is addressed by names (Govinda, Keśava) and acts within the world for cosmic welfare.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Govinda (Krishna)
• Keshava (Krishna)
• Chanura
• Devas
• Danava (demon/asura)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Devas praising Govinda and Keśava in the Vishnu Purana?

It shows that Krishna’s victory is not merely physical combat but a cosmic act of dharma-restoration recognized by the gods, affirming Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty.

How does Sage Parasara frame divine intervention in conflicts like Chanura’s defeat?

Parasara presents such events as avataric līlā where the Supreme Lord acts within history to remove asuric tyranny and re-establish right order, even as the devas witness from concealment.

What is the theological importance of calling Krishna “Govinda” and “Keśava” here?

These names function as doctrinal markers: Krishna is addressed as the Supreme Vishnu, whose identity and power are praised while he destroys demonic forces and upholds cosmic governance.