Shloka 105

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

Devanagari script

अरुन्धती वसुर् जामिर् लम्बा भानुर् मरुत्वती संकल्पा च मुहूर्ता च साध्या विश्वा च ता दश धर्मपत्न्यो दश त्व् एतास् तास्व् अपत्यानि मे शृणु

Transliteration

arundhatī vasur jāmir lambā bhānur marutvatī saṃkalpā ca muhūrtā ca sādhyā viśvā ca tā daśa dharmapatnyo daśa tv etās tāsv apatyāni me śṛṇu

Translation

Arundhatī, Vasū, Jāmi, Lambā, Bhānū, Marutvatī, Saṅkalpā, Muhūrtā, Sādhyā, and Viśvā—these are the ten wives of Dharma. Now hear from me the offspring born of them.

Word by Word

• अरुन्धती: Arundhatī
• अरुन्धती: Karta (Listed entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन

• वसुः: Vasu
• वसुः: Karta (Listed entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (नाम)

• जामिः: Jāmi
• जामिः: Karta (Listed entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (नाम)

• लम्बा: Lambā
• लम्बा: Karta (Listed entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (नाम)

• भानुः: Bhānu
• भानुः: Karta (Listed entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (नाम)

• मरुत्वती: Marutvatī
• मरुत्वती: Karta (Listed entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (नाम)

• संकल्पा: Saṃkalpā
• संकल्पा: Karta (Listed entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्पा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• मुहूर्ता: Muhūrtā
• मुहूर्ता: Karta (Listed entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• साध्या: Sādhyā
• साध्या: Karta (Listed entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (नाम)

• विश्वा: Viśvā
• विश्वा: Karta (Listed entity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: Karta (Count of subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः (10); ‘धर्मपत्न्यः’ इत्यस्य संख्या

• धर्मपत्न्यः: wives of Dharma
• धर्मपत्न्यः: Karta (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक: धर्म + पत्नी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘धर्मस्य पत्न्यः’

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma (Count/Emphasis)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः (10); ‘एताः’ इत्यस्य संख्या

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• एताः: these
• एताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom.), बहुवचन

• तासु: in them
• तासु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन

• अपत्यानि: offspring, children
• अपत्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; मम

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Enumeration of Dharma’s wives and the progeny arising from them.

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma is not abstract alone; it manifests through ordered qualities and progeny, sustaining the world’s harmony.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate steadiness (arundhatī-like fidelity), truthful intention (saṅkalpa), and time-discipline (muhūrta) as lived dharma.

Vishishtadvaita: Ethical qualities and living beings are real expressions within the Lord’s body; dharma is a mode that participates in His cosmic governance.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Dharma as the archetype of righteousness, stability, and social-cosmic order

Key Kings: Arundhatī, Vasū, Jāmi, Lambā, Bhānū, Marutvatī, Saṅkalpā, Muhūrtā, Sādhyā, Viśvā

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Arundhatī
• Vasū
• Jāmi
• Lambā
• Bhānū
• Marutvatī
• Saṅkalpā
• Muhūrtā
• Sādhyā
• Viśvā

FAQs

What is the significance of listing the ten dharma-patnīs in the Vishnu Purana?

The verse frames lineage as a dharmic structure—lawful unions are presented as the channels through which ordered progeny and cosmic continuity proceed.

How does Sage Parāśara explain lineage in this chapter?

Parāśara enumerates names first and then promises the descendants, using a systematic, catalogue-like narration to preserve and transmit the cosmic-genealogical record to Maitreya.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇic genealogy is implicitly grounded in Vishnu as the supreme regulator of creation, through whom orderly succession and dharma are sustained.