Shloka 12

प्रद्युम्न-अपहरणम्, मत्स्य-उद्धारः, मायावती-शिक्षा, शम्बरवधः, रुक्मिणी-पुत्र-संगमः

Devanagari script

स यदा यौवनाभोगभूषितो ऽभून् महामुने साभिलाषा तदा सा तु बभूव गजगामिनी

Transliteration

sa yadā yauvanābhogabhūṣito 'bhūn mahāmune sābhilāṣā tadā sā tu babhūva gajagāminī

Translation

大圣者啊，当他以青春的享乐与光辉为饰之时，她也因渴慕充盈，化作步态如象般庄严雍容的女子。

Word by Word

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

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (Temporal/कालसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; temporal conjunction

• यौवनाभोगभूषितः: adorned with the fullness of youth
• यौवनाभोगभूषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (qualifying saḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यौवन + आभोग + भूषित (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (यौवनस्य आभोगेन भूषितः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; PPP (क्त)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मुनि (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् मुनिः), पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; vocative

• साभिलाषा: full of desire
• साभिलाषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (qualifying sā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अभिलाष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास (अभिलाषेण सह/युक्ता), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; temporal adverb

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; pronoun

• तु: but
• तु: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; contrastive particle

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• गजगामिनी: elephant-gaited (graceful)
• गजगामिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (predicate adjective of sā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गज + गामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (गजस्य इव गमनं यस्याः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: descriptive

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To manifest divine līlā through the Yādavas and uphold dharma by vanquishing hostile forces.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Continuation of divine lineage and the eventual defeat of the asura who disrupted it.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Vyuha Form: Pradyumna

FAQs

What is the significance of the epithet "gajagāminī" in the Vishnu Purana?

It is a classical Sanskrit poetic descriptor meaning “elephant-gaited,” used to convey dignified, graceful movement and mature feminine allure within a narrative scene.

How does Sage Parāśara present desire (abhilāṣa) in this verse?

He depicts desire as arising naturally alongside youth and its enjoyments, using vivid bodily imagery to show an inner change mirrored outwardly in demeanor and movement.

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

Even in genealogical and romantic episodes, the Vishnu Purana situates human experiences within the larger order upheld by Vishnu—where worldly change unfolds under a sovereign cosmic framework.