Vishnu Purana — Amsha 5 - Krishna Avatara, Shloka 50

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्ता रक्षिणो गत्वा शच्या ऊचुर् यथोदितम् शची चोत्साहयाम् आस त्रिदशाधिपतिं पतिम्

Transliteration

ity uktā rakṣiṇo gatvā śacyā ūcur yathoditam śacī cotsāhayām āsa tridaśādhipatiṃ patim

Translation

Setelah diarahkan demikian, para pengawal pergi dan melaporkan kepada Śacī tepat seperti yang diberitahu; lalu Śacī pula membangkitkan semangat suaminya—penguasa para dewa—agar bertindak dengan tegas.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्ताः: having been told
• उक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• रक्षिणः: guards
• रक्षिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• शच्या: by Śacī
• शच्या: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śacī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (Instrumental)

• ऊचुः: they said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• यथोदितम्: as stated
• यथोदितम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + udita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (adverbial) ‘यथा उदितम्’; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग

• शची: Śacī
• शची: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śacī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• उत्साहयाम्: encouraged (caused to be spirited)
• उत्साहयाम्: Kriya (Verbal base with auxiliary/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sah (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) धातोः; लिट्-पर्याय/परिप्रयोगे ‘उत्साहयाम्’ इति कृदन्त-आधार (periphrastic perfect base)

• आस: did / was (auxiliary)
• आस: Kriya (Auxiliary/सहायक-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ās (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; सहायकक्रिया (auxiliary)

• त्रिदशाधिपतिम्: the lord of the gods
• त्रिदशाधिपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘त्रिदशानाम् अधिपतिः’; पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative)

• पतिम्: (her) husband
• पतिम्: Karma (Apposition to object/कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (Accusative); त्रिदशाधिपतिम् इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna’s taking of the Pārijāta precipitates Indra’s mobilization, allowing Hari to display His lordship over the assembled devas.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Proper orientation of divine power under Hari’s sovereignty

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Characters & Entities

• Śacī (Indrāṇī)
• Indra (Tridaśādhipati)
• Rakṣiṇaḥ (guards/protectors)
• Tridaśa (the gods)

FAQs

What is the significance of Śacī encouraging Indra in the Vishnu Purana?

It shows how divine sovereignty is sustained not only by power but by right counsel and resolve—Śacī functions as the catalyst that restores Indra’s determination to protect cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the unfolding of events through messengers and reports?

Parāśara presents a chain of transmission—guards report “as said” (yathoditam), emphasizing accuracy in counsel and how decisions in the deva realm arise from reliable testimony.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context even when not named?

Even in deva-centered episodes, the Purāṇa frames governance and victory as ultimately aligned with Vishnu’s supreme order—Indra’s authority is functional and contingent within the higher sovereignty of the Supreme Reality.