Shloka 5

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्न् एव काले तु योगविद्याबलेन तम् अनिरुद्धम् अथानिन्ये चित्रलेखा वराप्सराः

Transliteration

etasminn eva kāle tu yogavidyābalena tam aniruddham athāninye citralekhā varāpsarāḥ

Translation

ในกาลนั้นเอง อัปสราผู้ประเสริฐนามจิตรเลขา อาศัยพลังแห่งวิชาโยคะ นำอนิรุทธะมายังที่นั้น

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण particle)

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तु: then/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/अन्वयार्थ particle: ‘but/and then’)

• योगविद्याबलेन: by the power of yogic knowledge
• योगविद्याबलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga-vidyā-bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला: ‘योगविद्यायाः बलम्’ तेन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनिरुद्धम्: Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्धम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aniruddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेष्य-नाम (Aniruddha)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/क्रमसूचक adverb: ‘then’)

• आनिन्ये: brought/led
• आनिन्ये: Kriya (Main action/मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√nī (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; ‘आनिन्ये’ = brought/led (here: she brought)

• चित्रलेखा: Citralekhā
• चित्रलेखा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citralekhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• वराप्सराः: the excellent apsaras
• वराप्सराः: Karta (Apposition to subject/कर्तृ-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara-apsaras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘वरा अप्सरा’ = excellent apsaras

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine līlā often operates through empowered agents; yogic siddhi becomes instrumental when aligned (knowingly or unknowingly) with Bhagavān’s purpose.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat abilities and accomplishments as instruments for dharma; cultivate humility and alignment of intention rather than mere display of power.

Vishishtadvaita: Agency is real yet dependent: individual powers (śakti/siddhi) function under the Lord’s overarching will, preserving both divine sovereignty and finite agency.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Vyuha Form: Aniruddha

Characters & Entities

• Aniruddha
• Citralekhā

FAQs

What is the significance of yogavidyā (yogic knowledge) in the Vishnu Purana?

Here it functions as a narrative power—Citralekhā uses yogavidyā-bala to move Aniruddha, showing siddhi as a disciplined capability within the cosmic order rather than mere magic.

How does Sage Parāśara explain supernatural movement or siddhi in this episode?

Parāśara presents it matter-of-factly as the effect of yogic power, integrating extraordinary events into the Purāṇic world where yogic discipline can alter ordinary constraints like distance.

What is Lord Vishnu’s theological importance in this context, even if not named in the verse?

Because Aniruddha belongs to the Vishnu-Krishna lineage, the episode implicitly affirms Vishnu’s sovereign presence in history—divine order unfolds through his descendants and their destined encounters.