Shloka 3

अक्रूरस्य यमुनादर्शनम्, मथुराप्रवेशः, रजकवधः, माल्यजीवकवरदानम्

Devanagari script

कृतकृत्यम् इवात्मानं मन्यमानो महामतिः आजगाम रथं भूयो निर्गम्य यमुनाम्भसः

Transliteration

kṛtakṛtyam ivātmānaṃ manyamāno mahāmatiḥ ājagāma rathaṃ bhūyo nirgamya yamunāmbhasaḥ

Translation

Tưởng như mình đã viên mãn việc cần làm, bậc đại trí ấy bước ra khỏi nước sông Yamunā và trở lại bên cỗ xe.

Word by Word

• कृतकृत्यम्: having accomplished what was to be done
• कृतकृत्यम्: Karman-visheshana (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कृतं कृत्यं यस्य/कृतकृत्यः—here neuter as predicate to आत्मानम्)

• इव: as if
• इव: Upamana-marker (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक निपात (particle of comparison)

• आत्मानम्: himself
• आत्मानम्: Karman (Object of thinking/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• मन्यमानः: thinking/considering
• मन्यमानः: Karta (Agent with participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातु: मन् (मन्यते—ज्ञाने/सम्माने)

• महामतिः: the great-minded one
• महामतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती मतिः यस्य)

• आजगाम: came/returned
• आजगाम: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: गम् (गतौ) उपसर्गः आ

• रथम्: to the chariot
• रथम्: Karman (Goal/object reached/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• भूयः: again
• भूयः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण

• निर्गम्य: having come out
• निर्गम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: गम् (गतौ) उपसर्गः निर्

• यमुनाम्भसः: from the waters of the Yamunā
• यमुनाम्भसः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना + अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (यमुनायाः अम्भः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Yamuna
• Krishna (implied)
• Chariot (ratha)

FAQs

What is the significance of the phrase kṛtakṛtyam (as if all was accomplished) in the Vishnu Purana?

It conveys a sense of completion and sovereignty—after fulfilling the intended act in the Yamunā episode, the hero returns calmly, suggesting purposeful, dharma-aligned action rather than impulse.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the narrative movement in this scene?

Parāśara presents it as a clean transition: the protagonist emerges from the Yamunā and returns to the chariot, marking the close of a specific action within Krishna’s lila before the next event unfolds.

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

In Vaishnava reading, Krishna’s composed return after fulfilling his aim reflects the Lord’s supreme agency—his actions uphold order and reveal divine mastery within the world’s unfolding events.