Shloka 27

मानससृष्टिः, रुद्रोत्पत्तिः, मन्वादिवंशः, प्रलयचतुष्टयम्

Devanagari script

सुखं सिद्धिर् यशः कीर्तिर् इत्य् एते धर्मसूनवः कामाद् रतिः सुतं हर्षं धर्मपौत्रम् असूयत

Transliteration

sukhaṃ siddhir yaśaḥ kīrtir ity ete dharmasūnavaḥ kāmād ratiḥ sutaṃ harṣaṃ dharmapautram asūyata

Translation

Happiness, accomplishment, fame, and renown—these are said to be the sons of Dharma. And from Kāma, Rati gave birth to a son named Harṣa—thus was born Dharma’s grandson.

Word by Word

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (अत्र सूचीकरणे द्वितीया)

• सिद्धिः: Siddhi (Success)
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यशः: fame
• यशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (अत्र सूचीकरणे द्वितीया)

• कीर्तिः: renown
• कीर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (demonstrative pronoun)

• धर्मसूनवः: sons of Dharma
• धर्मसूनवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धर्मस्य सूनवः = sons of Dharma)

• कामात्: from Kāma
• कामात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• रतिः: Rati
• रतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• हर्षम्: Harṣa (Joy)
• हर्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• धर्मपौत्रम्: Dharma's grandson
• धर्मपौत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धर्मस्य पौत्रम् = grandson of Dharma)

• असूयत: gave birth to
• असूयत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ- (आ+सू)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How dharmic and kāmic forces generate outcomes like happiness, success, and exhilaration

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: didactic

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma naturally yields well-being, accomplishment, and good repute, while desire (kāma) produces delight (harṣa) through attachment (rati).

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Seek sukha and siddhi through dharmic living rather than mere impulse; enjoy legitimate joys without letting kāma eclipse dharma.

Vishishtadvaita: Worldly goods and joys are meaningful when harmonized with dharma, which in Viśiṣṭādvaita is service-aligned living under the Lord’s ordinance.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Dharma as the generative root of sukha, siddhi, yaśas, and kīrti

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Sukha
• Siddhi
• Yashas
• Kirti
• Kama
• Rati
• Harsha

FAQs

What is the significance of personifying Sukha, Siddhi, Yaśas, and Kīrti in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents virtues and life-fruits as literal descendants of Dharma, teaching that well-being, attainment, and reputation are meant to arise from alignment with dharma rather than from mere power or chance.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between Kāma, Rati, and Harṣa?

Parāśara frames joy (Harṣa) as the offspring of desire (Kāma) and delight (Rati), placing emotional experience within a structured cosmology where even pleasures are integrated into dharma-based creation.

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

Though Vishnu is not named in this single verse, the Vishnu Purana’s framework treats such genealogies as parts of the divinely ordered universe sustained by Vishnu’s sovereignty, where dharma is a primary instrument of cosmic stability.