Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

पुत्रं च सुमहात्मानम् अतिवीर्यपराक्रमम् प्रजापतिगुणैर् युक्तं त्वम् अवाप्स्यसि शोभने

Transliteration

putraṃ ca sumahātmānam ativīryaparākramam prajāpatiguṇair yuktaṃ tvam avāpsyasi śobhane

Translation

O radiant one, you shall obtain a son—great-souled, endowed with extraordinary might and valor—adorned with the very virtues of the Prajāpatis.

Word by Word

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुमहात्मानम्: very great-souled
• सुमहात्मानम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु-महात्मा)

• अतिवीर्यपराक्रमम्: of exceedingly mighty prowess
• अतिवीर्यपराक्रमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + वीर्य + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अतिवीर्यः पराक्रमः यस्य)

• प्रजापतिगुणैः: with the qualities of Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिगुणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रजापतेः गुणैः)

• युक्तम्: endowed (with)
• युक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘युक्त’ = ‘endowed/connected’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अवाप्स्यसि: will obtain
• अवाप्स्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शोभने: O beautiful one
• शोभने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रातिपदिकस्य संबोधन-प्रयोग (vocative)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The boon’s fruit as progeny: a world-sustaining son with Prajāpati qualities

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: True greatness is measured by prajāpati-like virtues—capacity to protect, nurture, and sustain the world’s order.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Aim for leadership as service: cultivate self-control, generosity, courage, and responsibility toward society.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s grace manifests as dharmic excellence in embodied beings, showing divine governance through virtuous agency.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Lokasaṃgraha (upholding order)

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Royal lineage (implicit)

FAQs

What is the significance of Prajāpati-like qualities in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse treats the Prajāpatis as a benchmark of world-sustaining virtue—suggesting the coming son will embody creative, protective, and law-affirming qualities needed to uphold dharma in the lineage.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of progeny in maintaining universal order?

In the dynasty-focused narration, Parāśara frames righteous offspring as a vehicle through which stability, governance, and dharma continue—linking family succession to the broader maintenance of order.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s lineage narratives operate under Vishnu’s sovereignty: the rise of virtuous rulers and protectors is implied as part of the divine ordering that preserves the world.