Shloka 44

Devanagari script

निर्वेष्टुकामो ऽस्मि नरेन्द्र कन्यां प्रयच्छ मे मा प्रणयं विभाङ्क्षीः न ह्य् अर्थिनः कार्यवशाभ्युपेताः ककुत्स्थगोत्रे विमुखाः प्रयान्ति

Transliteration

nirveṣṭukāmo 'smi narendra kanyāṃ prayaccha me mā praṇayaṃ vibhāṅkṣīḥ na hy arthinaḥ kāryavaśābhyupetāḥ kakutsthagotre vimukhāḥ prayānti

Translation

O king, I desire to be joined in marriage—grant me your daughter. Do not frustrate my purpose by withholding your consent; for those who come as petitioners... do not depart turned away when they have approached the illustrious house of Kakutstha.

Word by Word

• निर्वेष्टुकामः: desirous of marriage
• निर्वेष्टुकामः: Visheshana (विशेषण of अहम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्वेष्टु (√वेष्ट् धातु से तुमुन्) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (निर्वेष्टुं कामः)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नरेन्द्र: O king
• नरेन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नराणाम् इन्द्रः)

• कन्याम्: a maiden; daughter
• कन्याम्: Karma (कर्म; object of प्रयच्छ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रयच्छ: give
• प्रयच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (enclitic)

• मा: do not
• मा: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (prohibitive particle)

• प्रणयम्: affection; favor
• प्रणयम्: Karma (कर्म; object of विभाङ्क्षीः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विभाङ्क्षीः: do not violate; do not break
• विभाङ्क्षीः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√भज्/√भञ्ज् (धातु; desiderative sense)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative) / विधिलिङ्-सम्भाव्य; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातुरूपं—‘वि-भाङ्क्ष्’ (to break/violate)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• हि: for; indeed
• हि: Hetu (हेतु/Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-निपात (indeed/for)

• अर्थिनः: petitioners; seekers
• अर्थिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• कार्यवशाभ्युपेताः: who have come compelled by necessity
• कार्यवशाभ्युपेताः: Visheshana (विशेषण of अर्थिनः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य + वश + अभ्युपेत (प्रातिपदिक; अभि-उप-√इ धातु से क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कार्यवशेन अभ्युपेताः)

• ककुत्स्थगोत्रे: in the Kakutstha lineage
• ककुत्स्थगोत्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; in the Kakutstha line)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ककुत्स्थ + गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ककुत्स्थस्य गोत्रे)

• विमुखाः: turned away; disappointed
• विमुखाः: Visheshana (विशेषण of अर्थिनः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्रयान्ति: go away; depart
• प्रयान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

A suitor/petitioner addressing a king of the Kakutstha (Ikṣvāku/Solar) lineage (as narrated by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya).

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Saubhari’s direct request to Māndhātṛ and the social-dharmic expectations of the Kakutstha house.

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Rāja-dharma includes steadfastness to one’s house-reputation: a noble lineage should not dismiss a petitioner who approaches in need.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Keep commitments and respond to legitimate requests with integrity; cultivate reliability so that one’s ‘kula’ (family/organization) becomes a refuge for those who seek help.

Vishishtadvaita: Ethics here functions as Bhagavad-ārādhana in society: dharma expressed as service and faithful conduct, aligning the jīva’s agency with the Lord’s moral order.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Surya

Dharma Exemplar: Dāna/Atithi-satkāra (honoring and fulfilling worthy petitions)

Key Kings: Saubhari, Māndhātṛ, Kakutstha

Characters & Entities

• Kakutstha lineage (Ikṣvāku/Sūryavaṃśa)
• King (Narendra)
• Princess (Kanyā)
• Sage Parāśara
• Maitreya

FAQs

What is the significance of the Kakutstha lineage mentioned in this verse in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals the prestige of the Ikṣvāku/Solar dynasty, where royal honor and dharma imply that sincere petitioners should not be dismissed without consideration.

How does Sage Parāśara explain royal conduct (rāja-dharma) through this dialogue?

Through a petitioner’s appeal to dynastic reputation, the narrative frames kingship as bound to public honor—responses to requests and alliances reflect the dynasty’s dharmic standing.

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

Even in genealogical stories, the Vishnu Purana treats righteous kingship and lineage as operating within Vishnu’s cosmic order—dharma in human society mirrors the sovereignty of the Supreme Reality.