Shloka 68

कलियुग-प्रवृत्तिः, सप्तर्षि-गणना, धरणीगीताः, च वंश-समाप्तिः

Kali-yuga onset, Saptarṣi reckoning, Dharaṇī-gītā, and closure of the dynastic account

Devanagari script

भगीरथाद्याः सगरः ककुत्स्थो दशाननो राघवलक्ष्मणौ च युधिष्ठिराद्याश् च बभूवुर् एते सत्यं न मिथ्या क्व नु ते न विद्मः

Transliteration

bhagīrathādyāḥ sagaraḥ kakutstho daśānano rāghavalakṣmaṇau ca yudhiṣṭhirādyāś ca babhūvur ete satyaṃ na mithyā kva nu te na vidmaḥ

Translation

Bhagīratha and the rest, Sagara, Kakutstha, Daśānana, and Rāghava with Lakṣmaṇa—and Yudhiṣṭhira and the others—all these indeed once were. This is truth, not falsehood; yet where are they now? We do not know.

Word by Word

• भगीरथाद्याः: Bhagīratha and others
• भगीरथाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगीरथ (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (भगीरथः आदिः येषाम्)

• सगरः: Sagara
• सगरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ककुत्स्थः: Kakutstha
• ककुत्स्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ककुत्स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दशाननः: Daśānana (Rāvaṇa)
• दशाननः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दश + आनन)

• राघव: Rāghava (Rāma)
• राघव: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-द्विवचन-समासपूर्वपद

• लक्ष्मणौ: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (as a pair)
• लक्ष्मणौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन

• राघवलक्ष्मणौ: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa
• राघवलक्ष्मणौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; समासः द्वन्द्वः (राघवश्च लक्ष्मणश्च)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• युधिष्ठिराद्याः: Yudhiṣṭhira and others
• युधिष्ठिराद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (युधिष्ठिरः आदिः येषाम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• बभूवुः: were, existed
• बभूवुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• सत्यम्: truly
• सत्यम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• मिथ्या: falsely
• मिथ्या: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथ्या (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• क्व: where?
• क्व: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• नु: indeed? then? (interrogative particle)
• नु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न/अनुनयार्थक-निपात

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• विद्मः: we know
• विद्मः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Though these renowned heroes and kings truly existed, Time effaces their presence; thus worldly fame offers no lasting refuge.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Let remembrance of even ‘real’ greatness passing away inspire prioritizing spiritual practice over legacy-building.

Vishishtadvaita: The verse’s ‘satyaṃ na mithyā’ grounds itihāsa-purāṇa as valid pramāṇa leading the jīva toward the enduring Lord beyond time.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Bhagīratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Daśānana (Rāvaṇa), Rāghava (Rāma), Lakṣmaṇa, Yudhiṣṭhira

Characters & Entities

• Bhagīratha
• Sagara
• Kakutstha
• Daśānana (Rāvaṇa)
• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the significance of listing kings like Bhagīratha, Sagara, Rāma, and Yudhiṣṭhira in the Vishnu Purana?

The verse uses universally revered rulers and heroes to demonstrate the inevitability of decline and disappearance under Time, reinforcing that fame and power are not lasting.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the lesson of impermanence in this chapter?

By pointing to historically and epically celebrated figures who certainly existed, yet are now untraceable, Parāśara highlights how Kāla dissolves all worldly attainments.

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

Against the fading of even the greatest dynasties, the Purana implies the enduring sovereignty of Vishnu as the ultimate ground beyond Time—encouraging devotion to the eternal rather than attachment to the perishable.