Shloka 27

पौण्ड्रक-वधः, कृत्या-प्रशमनम्, वाराणसी-दाहः

Devanagari script

हत्वा च पौण्ड्रकं शौरिः काशिराजं च सानुगम् पुनर् द्वारवतीं प्राप्तो रेमे स्वर्गगतो यथा

Transliteration

hatvā ca pauṇḍrakaṃ śauriḥ kāśirājaṃ ca sānugam punar dvāravatīṃ prāpto reme svargagato yathā

Translation

诛杀了保恩德罗迦，并将迦尸王及其随从尽数歼灭后，绍利再返堕罗伐底，在那里安享自在，如同已登天界。

Word by Word

• hatvā: having killed
• hatvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive), अव्यय — having slain

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/संयोजक)

• pauṇḍrakam: Pauṇḍraka
• pauṇḍrakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pauṇḍraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (व्यक्तिनाम)

• śauriḥ: Śauri (Kṛṣṇa)
• śauriḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śauri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (विष्णु/कृष्ण-उपनाम)

• kāśirājam: the king of Kāśī
• kāśirājam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāśī-rāja (प्रातिपदिक; काशी + राज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/संयोजक)

• sānugam: along with his followers
• sānugam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-anuga (प्रातिपदिक; स + अनुग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण — 'with followers'

• punar: again, back
• punar: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — again/back

• dvāravatīm: to Dvāravatī
• dvāravatīm: Karma (Goal as object/गत्यर्थकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvāravatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (नगरनाम)

• prāptaḥ: having arrived
• prāptaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāp (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'प्राप्त' = having reached/arrived

• reme: rejoiced, enjoyed
• reme: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ram (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• svargagataḥ: one gone to heaven
• svargagataḥ: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svarga-gata (प्रातिपदिक; स्वर्ग + गत)
• Form: क्त (गम्-धातु से), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमान-विशेषण

• yathā: as, like
• yathā: Upamana (Comparative marker/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमान/तुलना-सूचक)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna (Śauri)
• Pauṇḍraka
• Kāśirāja (King of Kāśī)
• Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)

FAQs

What is the significance of Pauṇḍraka in the Vishnu Purana?

Pauṇḍraka represents counterfeit divinity—an impostor claiming the name and signs of Vāsudeva—whose defeat affirms Krishna’s true sovereignty and the protection of dharma.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Krishna’s actions in this episode?

In Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya, Krishna’s slaying of Pauṇḍraka and the king of Kāśī is presented as decisive restoration of order, followed by a calm return to Dvārakā—showing divine mastery rather than human agitation.

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

Krishna’s effortless victory and serene enjoyment afterward underscores Bhagavān’s supremacy: he acts to uphold cosmic and social order, yet remains untroubled—an expression of transcendent lordship central to Vaiṣṇava theology.