Shloka 14

अरिष्टवृषभदैत्यवधः (गोव्रजत्राणम्)

Devanagari script

तुष्टुवुर् निहते तस्मिन् दैत्ये गोपा जनार्दनम् जम्भे हते सहस्राक्षं पुरा देवगणा यथा

Transliteration

tuṣṭuvur nihate tasmin daitye gopā janārdanam jambhe hate sahasrākṣaṃ purā devagaṇā yathā

Translation

Когда тот дайтья был убит, пастухи прославили Джанардану — как в древности, когда был повержен Джамбха, сонмы богов восхваляли Сахасракшу (Индру).

Word by Word

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• निहते: when (he) was slain
• निहते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute-like/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निहत (कृदन्त; √हन् (धातु) क्त; उपसर्ग नि-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘तस्मिन्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तस्मिन्: in that (event/time); when he
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दैत्ये: in/when the demon (was slain)
• दैत्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘तस्मिन्’ इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण

• गोपाः: cowherds
• गोपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Krishna/Vishnu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक; जन + अर्दन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जनानाम् अर्दनः)

• जम्भे: when Jambha (was slain)
• जम्भे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• हते: when (he) was slain
• हते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute-like/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत (कृदन्त; √हन् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘जम्भे’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• सहस्राक्षम्: the thousand-eyed (Indra)
• सहस्राक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र-अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; सहस्र + अक्ष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्यानि सहस्राणि अक्षाणि सः)

• पुरा: formerly, once
• पुरा: Sambandha (Time/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• देवगणाः: hosts of gods
• देवगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-गण (प्रातिपदिक; देव + गण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां गणाः)

• यथा: as, just like
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as, just as)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Aftermath of Ariṣṭa’s death and the cowherds’ response; analogy to Indra praised after Jambha’s death.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To protect Vraja by destroying the asura and thereby evoke praise and surrender from the cowherds.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Communal safety and renewed confidence in divine guardianship; celebration of righteous order.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Stuti and grateful remembrance naturally arise when Bhagavān removes fear and protects the surrendered.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate daily gratitude and verbal praise (stotra/japa) when obstacles pass, attributing protection to the Lord rather than to chance.

Vishishtadvaita: Bhagavān responds to devotees in history, showing personal lordship (śeṣin) over the community that depends on Him (śeṣa).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana (Vishnu)
• Daitya (demon)
• Jambha
• Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• Devagaṇas (gods)

FAQs

What is the significance of praising Janārdana after the demon’s death in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks the restoration of order after adharma is removed, and shows that Vishnu’s protection is recognized not only by gods but also by ordinary communities like the gopas.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the event through comparison with Indra and Jambha?

He uses an older divine precedent—Indra being praised by the gods after Jambha’s death—to frame the present victory as part of a recurring cosmic pattern of dharma upheld through divine intervention.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Janārdana) in this context?

Vishnu is presented as the decisive protector whose triumph naturally elicits stuti; the parallel with Indra underscores that even celebrated deities function within a larger sovereignty ultimately embodied by Vishnu.