Shloka 5

यादवक्षयः, बलराम-निर्याणम्, कृष्णस्य उपसंहारः (प्रभासे विनाशः)

Devanagari script

स विप्रशापव्याजेन संजह्रे स्वकुलं कथम् कथं च मानुषं देहम् उत्ससर्ज जनार्दनः

Transliteration

sa vipraśāpavyājena saṃjahre svakulaṃ katham kathaṃ ca mānuṣaṃ deham utsasarja janārdanaḥ

Translation

جناردن نے برہمن کے شاپ کو محض بہانہ بنا کر اپنے ہی کُل کو کیسے سمیٹ کر ہٹا لیا؟ اور پھر اس نے اختیار کی ہوئی انسانی دےہ کو کیسے ترک کیا؟

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विप्रशापव्याजेन: by the pretext of a brahmin’s curse
• विप्रशापव्याजेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + शाप + व्याज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘विप्रशापस्य व्याजः’ = pretext of a brahmin’s curse)

• संजह्रे: withdrew/destroyed/removed
• संजह्रे: Kriya (Verbal action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• स्वकुलम्: his own clan
• स्वकुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘स्वं कुलम्’ = one’s own clan)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Sambandha (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb: how)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Sambandha (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb: how)

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

• मानुषम्: human
• मानुषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘देहम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• देहम्: body
• देहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्ससर्ज: abandoned/let go
• उत्ससर्ज: Kriya (Verbal action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Vishnu/Kṛṣṇa)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Maitreya (questioning Sage Parāśara)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Maitreya

Topic: How Kṛṣṇa withdrew the Yādavas under the pretext of a brāhmaṇa’s curse and how he abandoned the human body.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: inquisitive

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Janārdana uses the brāhmaṇa’s curse as a pretext to withdraw the Yādava clan and then relinquish the assumed human body, concluding the avatāra-līlā.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Reassertion that the Lord is not bound by karma; the avatāra’s withdrawal follows divine will and cosmic timing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Apparent causes (like curses) can be mere instruments, while the Lord remains the true agent who is never compelled by karma.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Discern instrumentality in events—act responsibly, but surrender outcomes to the higher governance of the Lord.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms īśvara-kartṛtva: the Lord is the inner ruler and ultimate cause, while worldly causality operates as his dependent mode.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa), Yādavas

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Janardana (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Brahmanas (vipra)
• Yadava clan (implied by 'svakulam')

FAQs

What is the significance of the brāhmaṇa’s curse in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

The verse frames the curse as a “pretext” (vyāja), implying that the event serves the Lord’s intended conclusion of the Yādava episode rather than binding Him against His will.

How does the Parasara–Maitreya dialogue function in this passage?

Maitreya asks for a causal, theological explanation—how the clan’s end and the Lord’s departure occurred—prompting Parāśara to narrate the divinely ordered sequence behind historical-looking events.

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

Janārdana is presented as supremely sovereign: He can employ worldly instruments (like a curse) to complete His līlā and then withdraw the assumed human form without diminishing His transcendent nature.