Shloka 9

श्रीकृष्ण-जन्म, वसुदेव-यमुनातरण, बालिका-उत्क्षेपः, देवी-प्रादुर्भावः

Devanagari script

अभिष्टूय च तं वाग्भिः प्रसन्नाभिर् महामतिः विज्ञापयाम् आस तदा कंसाद् भीतो द्विजोत्तम

Transliteration

abhiṣṭūya ca taṃ vāgbhiḥ prasannābhir mahāmatiḥ vijñāpayām āsa tadā kaṃsād bhīto dvijottama

Translation

以柔和悦意之辞赞颂之后，那位大智者便在当时陈述所求——婆罗门中最胜者啊——乃因惧怕迦萨。

Word by Word

• अभिष्टूय: having praised
• अभिष्टूय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि + स्तु (धातु) + क्त्वा (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

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

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• वाग्भिः: with words; by speech
• वाग्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रसन्नाभिः: pleasing; gracious
• प्रसन्नाभिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् वाग्भिः-शब्दस्य

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

• विज्ञापयाम्: informed; made a request
• विज्ञापयाम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा + णिच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect) परस्मैपद-रूपप्रायः; प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परिप्रश्न/निवेदनार्थक-प्रयोगः

• आस: was; did (aux.)
• आस: Kriya (Auxiliary/सहायक-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); सहायक-क्रिया (periphrastic support)

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

• कंसात्: from Kaṃsa
• कंसात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भीतः: afraid
• भीतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भी (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (महामतिः/सः)

• द्विजोत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानाम् उत्तमः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Vasudeva’s fearful petition to the Lord because of Kaṁsa

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To protect his devotees from Kaṁsa’s violence and to set in motion the events leading to Kaṁsa’s destruction and dharma’s restoration.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Safety of devotees and the moral order threatened by tyrannical rule

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: In existential fear, the devotee turns to Bhagavān with humble petition (vijñapti), making anxiety itself a doorway to surrender.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: When threatened—by people or circumstances—translate fear into prayerful clarity: praise first, then ask for right action and protection without hatred.

Vishishtadvaita: Śaraṇāgati: the soul, dependent on the Lord, seeks refuge; the Lord’s grace responds within history while remaining supreme.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Kamsa
• Dvija (brahmin/sage)

FAQs

What is the significance of praising with ‘prasanna’ (pleasing) words in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, praise functions both as devotion and as a careful approach before making a request, showing how dharmic speech is used to seek protection amid danger.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the atmosphere around Kaṁsa in this passage?

Parāśara emphasizes Kaṁsa as a source of fear that compels even the wise to act cautiously, setting the stage for Vishnu’s protective, restorative role through Krishna.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context even if he is not named directly?

The Krishna-Charita context implies Vishnu’s sovereign oversight: tyranny and adharma create the conditions for divine safeguarding of devotees and the re-establishment of dharma.