Shloka 30

Devanagari script

विपरीतानि दृष्ट्वा च निमित्तानि स पाण्डवः याते कृष्णे चकाराथ सो ऽभिषेकं परीक्षितः

Transliteration

viparītāni dṛṣṭvā ca nimittāni sa pāṇḍavaḥ yāte kṛṣṇe cakārātha so 'bhiṣekaṃ parīkṣitaḥ

Translation

Seeing ominous portents arise, that descendant of the Pāṇḍavas—after Śrī Kṛṣṇa had departed—performed the royal consecration and installed Parīkṣit as king.

Word by Word

• विपरीतानि: adverse, ominous
• विपरीतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपरीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Case 1/2), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

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

• निमित्तानि: omens, signs
• निमित्तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), बहुवचन

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

• पाण्डवः: the Pāṇḍava (descendant of Pāṇḍu)
• पाण्डवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन

• याते: when (he) had gone
• याते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), सप्तमी (Case 7), एकवचन; लोके/सप्तमी absolute; नपुंसक/पुं-समन्वयः (कृष्णे इति पदेन)

• कृष्णे: when Kṛṣṇa (had gone)
• कृष्णे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Case 7), एकवचन

• चकार: did, performed
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (then/thereupon)

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

• अभिषेकम्: consecration, coronation
• अभिषेकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन

• परीक्षितः: Parīkṣit
• परीक्षितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परीक्षित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from परि+ईक्ष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He descended to lighten the earth’s burden by destroying adharma and reestablishing righteous kingship.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Continuity of righteous rule through legitimate consecration (abhiṣeka) and protection of the realm

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When divine protection becomes unmanifest, dharma is preserved through rightful succession and adherence to rāja-dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Respond to societal uncertainty by strengthening legitimate, ethical institutions and personal duty.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s līlā may withdraw from sight, yet His order (niyati/dharma) continues to be upheld through divinely sanctioned structures.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Dharma Exemplar: Rāja-dharma (legitimate succession and protection of subjects)

Key Kings: Parīkṣit

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Pandavas
• Parikshit

FAQs

What is the significance of ominous portents (nimitta) in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, adverse omens signal a major cosmic and political transition—Krishna’s departure—prompting the safeguarding of dharma through the orderly coronation of Parīkṣit.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the continuity of kingship after Krishna’s departure?

By narrating that the Pandava-descendant responds to the signs of change by installing Parīkṣit, Parāśara frames succession as a dharmic necessity that preserves societal order when divine presence is no longer manifest.

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

Krishna’s departure marks the closing of a divine epoch; the verse implies that even as the Lord withdraws His visible līlā, His sovereignty persists through dharma—maintained on earth via rightful rule and lineage.