Shloka 6

वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्

Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth

Devanagari script

कुरोर् अजनयत् पुत्रान् षड् आग्नेयी महाप्रभान् अङ्गं सुमनसं ख्यातिं क्रतुम् अङ्गिरसं शिबिम्

Transliteration

kuror ajanayat putrān ṣaḍ āgneyī mahāprabhān aṅgaṃ sumanasaṃ khyātiṃ kratum aṅgirasaṃ śibim

Translation

Agneyī, the illustrious consort of Kuru, bore six sons of great splendor—Aṅga, Sumanas, Khyāti, Kratu, Aṅgirasa, and Śibi; through them Kuru’s royal line unfolded in ordered succession.

Word by Word

• कुरोः: of Kuru
• कुरोः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अजनयत्: begot / produced
• अजनयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative sense in context ‘caused to be born/begot’

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (पुत्रान् इति सह)

• आग्नेयी: Āgneyī (name; wife)
• आग्नेयी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्नेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद (माता)

• महाप्रभान्: of great splendor
• महाप्रभान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महान्तः प्रभाः/प्रभावाः येषाम्)

• अङ्गम्: Aṅga (name)
• अङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सुमनसम्: Sumanas (name; good-minded)
• सुमनसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सु-मनाः)

• ख्यातिम्: Khyāti (name)
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क्रतुम्: Kratu (name)
• क्रतुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अङ्गिरसम्: Aṅgirasa (name)
• अङ्गिरसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शिबिम्: Śibi (name)
• शिबिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Continuation of Kuru’s descendants and the branching of royal lines

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: authoritative

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Śibi—dāna and rakṣā (self-sacrificial protection), widely celebrated across itihāsa-purāṇa lore

Key Kings: Kuru, Agneyī, Aṅga, Sumanas, Khyāti, Kratu, Aṅgirasa, Śibi

Characters & Entities

• Kuru
• Agneyī
• Aṅga
• Sumanas
• Khyāti
• Kratu
• Aṅgirasa
• Śibi

FAQs

What is the significance of listing Kuru’s sons in the Vishnu Purana?

It anchors the Kuru lineage within the Lunar Dynasty narrative, mapping royal succession as part of the Purana’s vision of dharmic order unfolding through time.

How does Sage Parāśara explain dynastic history in this section?

Parāśara presents a concise genealogical chain—naming key progenitors and offspring—so Maitreya can understand how kingdoms and righteous rule propagate across generations.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in a verse, the Vishnu Purana frames dynastic continuity as operating within Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty—history and kingship proceeding under the Supreme’s cosmic order.