Shloka 3

The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī

Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

कृत्वा वै पदविन्यासं तन्मे शंस महामुने । स्वर्लोके वसतिर्विष्णोर्वैकुंठेऽस्य महात्मनः

Transliteration

kṛtvā vai padavinyāsaṃ tanme śaṃsa mahāmune | svarloke vasatirviṣṇorvaikuṃṭhe'sya mahātmanaḥ

Translation

Устроив последовательность шагов, поведай мне, о великий муни, о пребывании этого великодушного Вишну в Сварге, в его Вайкунтхе.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• पदविन्यासम्: arrangement/placing of steps
• पदविन्यासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक) + विन्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पदानां विन्यासः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मे: to me
• मे: Sambandha (Recipient/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन; मम (enclitic)

• शंस: tell/declare
• शंस: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् मुनिः)

• स्वर्लोके: in heaven
• स्वर्लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वरः लोकः)

• वसतिः: dwelling/abode
• वसतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वैकुण्ठे: in Vaikuṇṭha
• वैकुण्ठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अस्य: of this (one)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् आत्मा यस्य)

Speaker

A questioner addressing a sage (mahāmune) (exact named speakers not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तन्मे → तत् + मे; वसतिर्विष्णोः → वसतिः + विष्णोः; वैकुंठेऽस्य → वैकुण्ठे + अस्य (ऽ-आदेशः).

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vaikuntha
• Svarga-loka

FAQs

What is being requested in this verse?

The speaker asks a great sage to explain, in an orderly sequence (padavinyāsa), the nature/location of Viṣṇu’s abode—described with reference to Svarga-loka and Vaikuṇṭha.

Does the verse equate Svarga-loka and Vaikuṇṭha?

Not necessarily. The wording mentions Svarga-loka and then Vaikuṇṭha; many traditions treat Vaikuṇṭha as Viṣṇu’s supreme realm distinct from Svarga, so the verse can be read as seeking clarification about that divine residence.

What is the ethical or devotional lesson implied here?

It models humility and disciplined inquiry: sacred knowledge about the divine (Viṣṇu and his abode) is sought from realized teachers and presented in a clear, ordered manner.