Shloka 68

Devanagari script

अतीव व्रीडिता बाला कुर्वता चाटु तेन सा प्रणामपूर्वम् आहेदं दयितं तं कुयोनिजम्

Transliteration

atīva vrīḍitā bālā kurvatā cāṭu tena sā praṇāmapūrvam āhedaṃ dayitaṃ taṃ kuyonijam

Translation

The young maiden, overcome with shyness as he spoke to her with coaxing sweetness, first bowed in reverence and then addressed that beloved one—him who was not born of a womb.

Word by Word

• अतीव: exceedingly, very
• अतीव: विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तीव्रतावाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of intensity)

• व्रीडिता: ashamed, embarrassed
• व्रीडिता: विशेषण (सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रीडित (कृदन्त; √व्रीड् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भावे कृदन्त (past participle)

• बाला: the girl
• बाला: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कुर्वता: by (him) doing
• कुर्वता: करण/हेतु (Agent-instrumental: 'by him who was doing')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुर्वत् (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle)

• चाटु: flattery, coaxing words
• चाटु: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाटु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तेन: by him/with that
• तेन: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रणामपूर्वम्: after bowing first
• प्रणामपूर्वम्: विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रणाम + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial): 'प्रणामं पूर्वं कृत्वा'

• आह: said
• आह: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√ब्रू (धातु; परस्मैपद)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दयितम्: beloved, dear
• दयितम्: विशेषण (तम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दयित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कुयोनिजम्: born of a vile womb; of base birth
• कुयोनिजम्: विशेषण (तम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कु + योनिज (प्रातिपदिक; योनि + √जन् (धातु) + इज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः तत्पुरुष: 'कु-योनि-ज' = 'of a vile womb/birth'

Speaker

Primary narrator contextually: Sage Parāśara (relaying the episode); immediate speaker in-verse: the bālā (young maiden)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Consequences of conduct (saṅga) and the moral mechanics of rebirth across lives

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: authoritative

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

FAQs

What is the significance of a “non-womb-born” (ku-yonija) figure in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals an extraordinary origin beyond ordinary human birth, often used in Purāṇic narrative to mark a being’s exceptional status and the unfolding of destiny within the dynastic account.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the unfolding of royal history through such intimate dialogue scenes?

He embeds personal encounters—shyness, reverence, persuasion—inside the genealogical flow, showing how lineage history advances through dharmic choices and fated meetings.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the Vishnu Purana frames history and lineage as operating under the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty, with extraordinary births and meetings serving the larger preservation of cosmic order.