Shloka 137

Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies

Devanagari script

कृशाश्वस्य तु देवर्षेर् देवप्रहरणाः सुताः

Transliteration

kṛśāśvasya tu devarṣer devapraharaṇāḥ sutāḥ

Translation

দেবর্ষি কৃষাশ্বের পুত্রগণ জন্মিল, যাহারা স্বয়ং ‘দেবপ্রহরণ’—দেবতাদের দিব্য অস্ত্র-উপকরণ—হইয়া রাজ্যরক্ষা করিল।

Word by Word

• कृशाश्वस्य: of Kṛśāśva
• कृशाश्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृशाश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—कृशः + अश्वः (यस्य)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे ‘but/indeed’

• देवर्षेः: of the divine sage
• देवर्षेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—देव + ऋषि (देवः ऋषिः)

• देवप्रहरणाः: (those) named Devapraharaṇas / divine-weaponed ones
• देवप्रहरणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + प्रहरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—देवस्य प्रहरणम् (divine weapon)

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛśāśva
• Devarṣi (divine sage)
• Divine weapons (Devapraharaṇas)

FAQs

What is the significance of divine weapons (devapraharaṇas) in the Vishnu Purana?

They symbolize the gods’ sanctioned power to uphold dharma—cosmic order expressed through personified or lineage-based origins of sacred armaments.

How does Sage Parāśara explain genealogies like that of Kṛśāśva?

He presents lineages as functional links in creation: sages generate forces, beings, or powers that sustain the universe’s governance and protection.

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

Even when a verse names sages and divine weapons, the Purāṇic framework treats such powers as operating within Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty—tools through which dharma is preserved.