Shloka 4
Jarāsandha-vadha-upadeśa and the Departure toward Magadha (जरासन्धवधोपदेशः मागधप्रस्थानं च)
Devanagari script
गृहे तस्य भवेद् वृद्धिरन्यथा क्षयमाप्नुयात् । त्वदगृहे तिष्ठमानाहं पूजिताहं सदा विभो
Transliteration
gṛhe tasya bhaved vṛddhir anyathā kṣayam āpnuyāt | tvad-agṛhe tiṣṭhamānāhaṃ pūjitāhaṃ sadā vibho ||
Translation
“此人之家必得兴盛；不然便遭衰败。主宰啊，我住在你家中，常受供奉礼敬。”
Word by Word
गृहेin the house
गृहे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तस्यof him/that (person)
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
भवेत्would be / may occur
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वृद्धिःincrease, prosperity
वृद्धिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्धि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अन्यथाotherwise
अन्यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्यथा
क्षयम्loss, decline
क्षयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आप्नुयात्would obtain / would meet with
आप्नुयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootआप्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
त्वत्of you (your)
त्वत्:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
गृहेin (your) house
गृहे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तिष्ठमानाstaying, standing
तिष्ठमाना:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormPresent active participle (शतृ/शानच्), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
पूजिताworshipped, honored
पूजिता:
TypeVerb
Rootपूज्
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
विभोO mighty one / O lord
विभो:
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śrī Kṛṣṇa (as speaker label)V
vibhu (addressed lord)G
gṛha (house/home)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse links household well-being (vṛddhi) with honoring a revered divine presence; reverence and proper worship are presented as causes of prosperity, while neglect is associated with decline (kṣaya).
A divine voice addresses a lord (vibhu), stating that where she is properly honored in a home there is growth and welfare, and affirming that she has long resided in and been worshipped in the addressee’s house.