Shloka 90

मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः

Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association

Devanagari script

बुभुजे च तया सार्धं संभोगान् नृपनन्दनः पितर्य् उपरते राज्यं विदेहेषु चकार सः

Transliteration

bubhuje ca tayā sārdhaṃ saṃbhogān nṛpanandanaḥ pitary uparate rājyaṃ videheṣu cakāra saḥ

Translation

And that prince, delight of kings, enjoyed conjugal pleasures together with her; and when his father passed away, he assumed the sovereignty among the Videhas, taking up the rule of the realm in due order.

Word by Word

• बुभुजे: enjoyed
• बुभुजे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परफेक्ट), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक)

• तया: with her
• तया: Sahakari (Companion/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह-अर्थक) = 'together with'

• संभोगान्: enjoyments, pleasures
• संभोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• नृपनन्दनः: the king's son
• नृपनन्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नृपस्य नन्दनः)

• पितरि: when the father (was...)
• पितरि: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• उपरते: having passed away/ceased
• उपरते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'ceased/departed' with पितरि (locative absolute)

• राज्यम्: the kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• विदेहेषु: in Videha (lands/people)
• विदेहेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; देशवाचक

• चकार: made, established
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परफेक्ट), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Householder life and kingship, when entered in due order, sustain social stability and dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Integrate personal life (relationships) with responsibility (leadership/service) without neglecting either.

Vishishtadvaita: Worldly roles (āśrama and rājya) can be upheld as service within the Lord’s order, not as obstacles when aligned to dharma.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: rājadharma (rightful succession and ordered governance)

Key Kings: (unnamed) Videha prince

Characters & Entities

• Videha (Mithilā)
• a prince (nṛpanandanaḥ)
• father of the prince (pitar-)

FAQs

What is the significance of royal succession among the Videhas in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents kingship as an orderly, dharmic transition: after the father’s passing, the son assumes rule, preserving lineage continuity and social stability in Videha (Mithilā).

How does Sage Parāśara frame household life and kingship in this passage?

Parāśara narrates both conjugal life and the taking up of the kingdom as legitimate stages of a ruler’s life, aligning personal duty and public sovereignty within dharma.

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

Even when not named, the Purana’s dynastic histories imply Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty: lawful succession and the maintenance of order are treated as expressions of the cosmic order upheld by the Supreme.