Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

एवम् उक्ता ततस् तेन साग्रं वर्षशतं पुनः बुभुजे विषयांस् तन्वी तेन सार्धं महात्मना

Transliteration

evam uktā tatas tena sāgraṃ varṣaśataṃ punaḥ bubhuje viṣayāṃs tanvī tena sārdhaṃ mahātmanā

Translation

Thus addressed by him, the slender lady, together with that great-souled man, once again enjoyed the objects of the senses for a full hundred years and more.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus”)

• उक्ता: (she) having been told / addressed
• उक्ता: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Temporal adverb/कालवाचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (then/thereafter)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• साग्रम्: with an additional (amount)
• साग्रम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Measure modifier/परिमाण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc. sg.); समासः कर्मधारयः (“with an excess/over and above”)

• वर्षशतम्: a hundred years
• वर्षशतम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Duration/कालावधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (acc. sg.); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (“a hundred of years”)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

• बुभुजे: enjoyed
• बुभुजे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विषयान्: sense-objects, pleasures
• विषयान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (acc. pl.)

• तन्वी: the slender woman
• तन्वी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nom. sg.); विशेष्य (the slender woman)

• तेन: with him
• तेन: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahartha (Accompaniment marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-निपात (particle meaning “together with”, governs instr.)

• महात्मना: with the great-souled (sage)
• महात्मना: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instr. sg.); बहुव्रीहिः (“one whose self is great”)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even after being instructed, attachment to viṣaya (sense-objects) can reassert itself and prolong saṃsāric entanglement.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat pleasure as transient; set clear limits and renew vows of discipline when old patterns return.

Vishishtadvaita: Implied dependence of the jīva on right orientation toward the Lord; misdirected enjoyment binds the self within prakṛti.

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• mahātmā (a great-souled man)
• tanvī (a slender lady)

FAQs

What is the significance of sense-enjoyment (viṣaya-bhoga) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse highlights a renewed return to worldly enjoyment for an extended span, a typical Purāṇic motif used to contrast temporal pleasure with the higher pursuit of dharma and lasting liberation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain human desire within the dynastic narratives?

In the genealogical books, Parāśara often uses royal episodes to show how desire and enjoyment recur across time, shaping destiny through karma while still remaining subordinate to dharma.

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

Even when a verse focuses on worldly life, the Vishnu Purana’s broader frame presents Vishnu as the supreme ground of order and time—within which pleasure, duty, and consequence unfold.