Shloka 91
Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account
तेन मिथ्याप्रवादेन संतप्तोयं जनार्दनः । ततस्ते यादवाः सर्वे वासुदेवमथाब्रुवन्
tena mithyāpravādena saṃtaptoyaṃ janārdanaḥ | tataste yādavāḥ sarve vāsudevamathābruvan
तेन मिथ्याप्रवादेन जनार्दनः संतप्तोऽभवत्। ततः सर्वे यादवाः वासुदेवं प्रति अब्रुवन्॥
Narrator (contextual narrator of the Purāṇic account); the verse reports the Yādavas speaking to Vāsudeva next.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: संतप्तोयं = संतप्तः + अयम्; ततस्ते = ततः + ते; अथाब्रुवन् = अथ + अब्रुवन्.
FAQs
It states that Janārdana becomes distressed due to false slander, and that the Yādavas then begin speaking to Vāsudeva.
By highlighting the harm caused by mithyā-pravāda (false accusation/slander), it implicitly warns against spreading untruths and shows their power to disturb even the righteous.
It centers on names of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu (Janārdana, Vāsudeva) and frames the ensuing dialogue among the Yādavas around the Lord’s response to adharma such as slander.