Shloka 11

Kālayavana’s Rise, Dvārakā’s Founding, and Muchukunda’s Awakening (Śaraṇāgati & Brahman-Stuti)

Devanagari script

तस्माद् दुर्गं करिष्यामि यदूनाम् अरिदुर्जयम् स्त्रियो ऽपि यत्र युध्येयुः किं पुनर् वृष्णिपुंगवाः

Transliteration

tasmād durgaṃ kariṣyāmi yadūnām aridurjayam striyo 'pi yatra yudhyeyuḥ kiṃ punar vṛṣṇipuṃgavāḥ

Translation

కాబట్టి నేను యదువుల కోసం శత్రువులు జయించలేని దుర్గాన్ని నిర్మిస్తాను; అక్కడ స్త్రీలు కూడా యుద్ధం చేయగలరు—అయితే వృష్ణుల శ్రేష్ఠ వీరుల సంగతి ఎంత మరి!

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Ablative source/reason/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• दुर्गम्: a fortress
• दुर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will make
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यदूनाम्: of the Yadus
• यदूनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अरि: enemy
• अरि: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समासाङ्ग)

• दुर्जयम्: hard to conquer
• दुर्जयम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नञ्/उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः: ‘दुर्-जय’ = hard to conquer (दुर्जयः)

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• युध्येयुः: might fight
• युध्येयुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √युध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• किम्: what (then)
• किम्: Sambandha (Interrogative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-निपात (interrogative particle)

• पुनः: then, moreover
• पुनः: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (again; moreover)

• वृष्णि: Vṛṣṇi (clan)
• वृष्णि: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समासाङ्ग)

• पुंगवाः: bulls, foremost ones
• पुंगवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sri Krishna (as strategist and protector of the Yadava-Vrishni clan), narrated by Sage Parashara to Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To secure the Yādavas by establishing an unconquerable stronghold, ensuring their survival and enabling dharma to continue despite invading forces.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Collective security of the Yādavas and protection of righteous community life through fortification and preparedness

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma is protected not only by valor but by wise construction of safeguards that empower the whole community, including those usually non-combatant.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Build resilient systems—education, mutual aid, and protective boundaries—so that crises do not collapse communal well-being.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s protection operates through concrete worldly means (fortress, polity) while remaining the transcendent refuge—immanence and transcendence held together.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Yadu(s)
• Vrishni(s)
• Enemies (Ari)

FAQs

What is the significance of building an unconquerable fort in the Vishnu Purana?

It highlights Krishna’s role as protector-ruler: safeguarding the Yadavas so dharma and rightful order can be maintained against hostile powers.

How does Sage Parashara present Krishna’s leadership in this chapter?

Through a narrative of strategic resolve—Krishna foresees danger and responds by establishing secure defenses, showing divine intelligence operating through kingship.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Krishna) in this context?

Krishna’s protective act reflects Vishnu’s sustaining function: the Supreme Reality upholds the world by preserving devotees and stabilizing the moral and political order.