Vishnu Purana — Amsha 5 - Krishna Avatara, Shloka 2

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

ततः शङ्खम् उपाध्मासीत् स्वर्गद्वारगतो हरिः उपतस्थुस् ततो देवाः सार्घ्यपात्रा जनार्दनम्

Transliteration

tataḥ śaṅkham upādhmāsīt svargadvāragato hariḥ upatasthus tato devāḥ sārghyapātrā janārdanam

Translation

मग स्वर्गद्वारी पोहोचलेल्या हरिने शंख फुंकला। त्या नादाने देव तत्क्षणी येऊन जनार्दनाच्या सेवेत उभे राहिले आणि प्रभूस अर्पण करण्यास योग्य अर्घ्यपात्रे घेऊन आले।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्/adverb): ‘ततः’ = ‘then/thereafter’

• शङ्खम्: conch
• शङ्खम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• उपाध्मासीत्: blew (upon), sounded
• उपाध्मासीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√ध्मा (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: उप-

• स्वर्गद्वारगतः: gone to the gate of heaven
• स्वर्गद्वारगतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग-द्वार-गत (प्रातिपदिक; स्वर्ग + द्वार + गत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘स्वर्गद्वारे गतः’ (locative-tatpurusha sense)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• उपतस्थुः: approached, attended upon
• उपतस्थुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्ग: उप-

• ततः: then, thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्/adverb): ‘thereupon’

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

• सार्घ्यपात्राः: bearing vessels of arghya (offering)
• सार्घ्यपात्राः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-अर्घ्य-पात्र (प्रातिपदिक; अर्घ्य + पात्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: ‘ये अर्घ्यपात्राणि सन्ति (ते)’ = ‘having vessels for offering’

• जनार्दनम्: Janardana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Having slain Naraka, the Lord proceeds to Svarga to restore Aditi’s stolen ornaments and re-establish devas’ rightful order under dharma.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Deva-svadharma and rightful sovereignty of the gods under Vishnu’s overlordship

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Janārdana (Vishnu)
• Devas (gods)
• Svarga (heaven)

FAQs

What is the significance of Hari blowing the conch at the gate of heaven in the Vishnu Purana?

It functions as a divine proclamation: the Lord’s presence is announced as sovereign, and the celestial order responds immediately by assembling to honor Him.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the gods’ response to Janārdana here?

As reverential attendance—devas approach not as equals but as servants of cosmic order, bringing arghya to formally स्वागत (welcome) the Supreme Lord.

What is the theological importance of calling Vishnu ‘Janārdana’ in this context?

The name emphasizes Vishnu’s supremacy and compassion: He is the Lord who removes the distress of beings, worthy of worship even by the gods who govern heaven.