Shloka 6

पौण्ड्रक-वधः, कृत्या-प्रशमनम्, वाराणसी-दाहः

Devanagari script

दूतं च प्रेषयाम् आस कृष्णाय सुमहात्मने त्यक्त्वा चक्रादिकं चिह्नं मदीयं नाम चात्मनः

Transliteration

dūtaṃ ca preṣayām āsa kṛṣṇāya sumahātmane tyaktvā cakrādikaṃ cihnaṃ madīyaṃ nāma cātmanaḥ

Translation

Затем он послал вестника к Кришне, великодушному; и, отложив царские знаки с изображением чакры и прочих эмблем, он отказался даже от имени, которым называл себя.

Word by Word

• दूतम्: messenger
• दूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• प्रेषयाम्: (I) sent / dispatched
• प्रेषयाम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेषय् (धातु; प्रेरणे)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परिप्रास/परफेक्ट), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 1st person, Singular

• आस: was (auxiliary)
• आस: Kriya (Auxiliary)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु; भुवि)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular (periphrastic auxiliary)

• कृष्णाय: to Krishna
• कृष्णाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन — Masculine, Dative, Singular

• सुमहात्मने: to the very great-souled one
• सुमहात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative, Singular; विशेषण (qualifier of कृष्णाय)

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु; परित्यागे)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) — having abandoned

• चक्रादिकम्: (the) discus etc.
• चक्रादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; ‘चक्र-आदि’ = beginning with the discus

• चिह्नम्: mark, emblem
• चिह्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मदीयम्: my
• मदीयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम-विशेषण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; विशेषण (of चिह्नम्/नाम)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• आत्मनः: of oneself / of me
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreyā)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Messenger (dūta)
• Royal insignia (cakra-ādika cihna)

FAQs

What is the significance of sending a messenger to Krishna in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals political and spiritual submission: the ruler recognizes Krishna as the decisive authority and seeks resolution through him rather than through mere royal power.

How does Sage Parashara explain renunciation in this context?

Through narrative action: the character abandons external markers of rule (insignia) and even personal identity (name), implying that true refuge is taken in Krishna beyond ego and status.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (as Krishna) here?

Krishna is portrayed as the supreme center of order—before whom worldly sovereignty and self-identification are secondary—reflecting Vaishnava theology where the Lord is the final ground of authority and refuge.