Shloka 2

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

कृतकृत्यम् इवात्मानं मन्यमानस् ततो द्विज मधुसंज्ञं महापुण्यं जगाम यमुनातटम्

Transliteration

kṛtakṛtyam ivātmānaṃ manyamānas tato dvija madhusaṃjñaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ jagāma yamunātaṭam

Translation

Then, O twice-born, deeming himself as one whose purpose was fulfilled, he went to the supremely meritorious bank of the Yamunā, to the region known as Madhu.

Word by Word

• कृतकृत्यम्: having accomplished what should be done; fulfilled
• कृतकृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतकृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + कृत्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular neuter); विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• इव: as if, like
• इव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• आत्मानम्: self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular masculine)

• मन्यमानः: thinking, considering
• मन्यमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु) + शानच् (प्रत्यय) → मन्यमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (शानच्), परस्मैपद-भावार्थ, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग (Present active participle; nominative singular masculine)

• ततः: then, from there
• ततः: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘from there/then’)

• द्विज: O twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Vocative singular masculine)

• मधुसंज्ञम्: named Madhu
• मधुसंज्ञम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु + संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular neuter); ‘मधु-नामक’ इति विशेषणम्

• महापुण्यम्: very holy, greatly meritorious
• महापुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular neuter); विशेषण-प्रयोगः

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यमुनातटम्: the bank of the Yamunā
• यमुनातटम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना + तट (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular neuter); गन्तव्य-देशः

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Sacred places and events connected with the Yamunā bank and Madhu/Madhuvana region

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Yamunā
• Madhu (region/name)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Yamunā being called “mahāpuṇya” in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames the Yamunā’s bank as a high-merit tīrtha, signaling that travel to such places is not merely geographic but dharmic—an act that amplifies sanctity and destiny within the dynastic narrative.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the character’s inner state with “kṛtakṛtyam iva”?

By saying he felt “as if his duty were completed,” Parāśara highlights a turning point: the protagonist’s resolve and satisfaction precede a purposeful journey, a common Purāṇic device to mark transitions in royal or heroic episodes.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context even though He is not named in the verse?

In the Vishnu Purana’s dynastic books, sacred places and decisive movements of kings unfold within Vishnu’s overarching order (dharma and niyati); tīrthas like the Yamunā function as landscapes where that sovereignty becomes visible through events.