Shloka 7

वंशवर्णनम्, अनिरुद्धविवाहः, तथा बलराम-रुक्मी द्यूतविवादः

Devanagari script

तस्याम् अस्याभवत् पुत्रो महाबलपराक्रमः अनिरुद्धो रणे रुद्धो वीर्योदधिर् अरिंदमः

Transliteration

tasyām asyābhavat putro mahābalaparākramaḥ aniruddho raṇe ruddho vīryodadhir ariṃdamaḥ

Translation

Aus ihr wurde ihm ein Sohn geboren, Aniruddha, groß an Kraft und Heldentat; selbst im Kampf umzingelt blieb er unbeugsam, ein Ozean der Tapferkeit, Bezwinger der Feinde.

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in her
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभवत्: was born, came to be
• अभवत्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महाबलपराक्रमः: of great strength and prowess
• महाबलपराक्रमः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-बल-पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक; महा + बल + पराक्रम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुत्रः)

• अनिरुद्धः: Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• रुद्धः: obstructed, besieged
• रुद्धः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (अनिरुद्धः)

• वीर्योदधिः: ocean of valor
• वीर्योदधिः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्य-उदधि (प्रातिपदिक; वीर्य + उदधि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अरिंदमः: subduer of enemies
• अरिंदमः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरि-दम (प्रातिपदिक; अरि + दम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To sustain dharma through divine lineage and empower protectors of righteousness within the Yādava clan.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Kṣatriya protection of order through heroic progeny (Aniruddha).

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Dharma Exemplar: Śaurya (heroic prowess)

Key Kings: Aniruddha, Pradyumna

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Vyuha Form: Aniruddha

Characters & Entities

• Aniruddha

FAQs

What is the significance of Aniruddha in the Vishnu Purana’s dynastic narrative?

This verse marks Aniruddha’s birth and frames him with royal epithets, establishing him as a pivotal link in the Yadava/Vrishni genealogy through which the Purana tracks dharma and sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara present lineage and greatness in this context?

Parāśara compresses genealogy into a few potent descriptors—strength, valor, and enemy-subduing power—so the lineage is remembered not only by names but by dharmic kingship qualities.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context?

Even in a genealogical verse, the Purana’s subtext is Vishnu’s supreme governance: the stability of sacred lineages and the rise of exemplary heroes are presented as expressions of the Lord’s sustaining order in the world.