Shloka 94

वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्

Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth

Devanagari script

य इदं जन्म वैन्यस्य पृथोः संकीर्तयेन् नरः न तस्य दुष्कृतं किंचित् फलदायि प्रजायते

Transliteration

ya idaṃ janma vainyasya pṛthoḥ saṃkīrtayen naraḥ na tasya duṣkṛtaṃ kiṃcit phaladāyi prajāyate

Translation

Wer diese Erzählung von der Geburt Pṛthus, des Sohnes Venas, rezitiert und verkündet, bei dem reift keine böse Tat zur Frucht; dieses Gedenken läutert ihn.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — relative pronoun ‘who’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — demonstrative pronoun

• जन्म: birth; life-account
• जन्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — accusative singular

• वैन्यस्य: of Vainya (son of Vena)
• वैन्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — genitive singular

• पृथोः: of Pṛthu
• पृथोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — genitive singular

• संकीर्तयेत्: should recite; should celebrate
• संकीर्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + कीर्तय् (धातु; √कीर्त्/कीर्तयति)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — ‘should recite/proclaim’

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — nominative singular

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध-निपात) — negation

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — genitive singular

• दुष्कृतम्: evil deed; sin
• दुष्कृतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — nominative singular

• किंचित्: anything; any (at all)
• किंचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — indefinite pronoun ‘anything’

• फलदायि: fruit-bearing; yielding results
• फलदायि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल + दायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — adjective qualifying ‘दुष्कृतम्’; समास: तत्पुरुष (‘giving fruit/result’)

• प्रजायते: arises; is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — present middle ‘arises/comes into being’

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Fruit of reciting the Pṛthu-birth narrative (phalaśruti)

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kīrtana of dharmic divine history obstructs the fructification of sin, functioning as a purificatory means.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Adopt regular recitation/listening of Purāṇic kathā with sincerity, pairing it with ethical living to weaken harmful karmic momentum.

Vishishtadvaita: Grace-mediated purification: remembrance of the Lord’s dharmic order (through His devotees and narratives) transforms karma without denying moral reality.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Śravaṇa–kīrtana as purifying practice

Key Kings: Pṛthu, Vena

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthu
• Vena (implied by Vainya)

FAQs

What is the significance of recounting King Pṛthu’s birth in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse states that proclaiming Pṛthu’s birth-story has purificatory power: it prevents one’s sinful actions from maturing into karmic results.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the effect of kīrtana (recitation) here?

Parāśara frames recitation as spiritually efficacious—by celebrating a dharmic exemplar like Pṛthu, the listener/reciter gains merit that obstructs the ‘fruiting’ (phala) of demerit.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Within the Vishnu Purana’s Vaishnava framework, such purification through sacred narration aligns with devotion-centered practice (śravaṇa-kīrtana), where dharmic history ultimately points to Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty over moral order.