Shloka 137

Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account

Devanagari script

श्रीवत्सलक्षणं देवं दृष्ट्वा देवैः सलक्षणम् । उवाच वसुदेवस्तं रूपं संहर वै प्रभो

Transliteration

śrīvatsalakṣaṇaṃ devaṃ dṛṣṭvā devaiḥ salakṣaṇam | uvāca vasudevastaṃ rūpaṃ saṃhara vai prabho

Translation

Ao ver o Senhor marcado com o Śrīvatsa, e sendo Ele igualmente contemplado pelos deuses com seus sinais, Vasudeva Lhe disse: «Ó Senhor, recolhe deveras essa forma».

Word by Word

• श्रीवत्सलक्षणम्: having the Śrīvatsa mark
• श्रीवत्सलक्षणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीवत्स + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śrīvatsasya lakṣaṇam) विशेषण

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सलक्षणम्: with (all) marks/characteristics
• सलक्षणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (लक्षणेन सह/लक्षणयुक्तम्) विशेषण

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वसुदेवः: Vasudeva
• वसुदेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तम्: to him/that one
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संहर: withdraw/contract
• संहर: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed/emphatic particle)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Vasudeva

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: वसुदेवस्तं = वसुदेवः तम्; संहर वै = संहर + वै

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Deva (the Lord, identified by the Śrīvatsa mark)
• Devas (gods)

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse and to whom?

Vasudeva is speaking, addressing the Lord identified by the Śrīvatsa mark (a classic Vaiṣṇava identifier of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa).

What is the significance of the Śrīvatsa mark mentioned here?

Śrīvatsa is a traditional emblem on the Lord’s chest, commonly used in Purāṇic literature to identify Viṣṇu (and related manifestations) as the supreme divine person.

What ethical or devotional lesson can be drawn from Vasudeva’s request to ‘withdraw that form’?

The verse suggests reverent restraint and humility before overwhelming divine revelation—recognizing that divine manifestation may be too intense or publicly disruptive, and requesting concealment out of prudence and devotion.