Shloka 6

कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

Devanagari script

सुगन्धम् एतद् राजार्हं रुचिरं रुचिरानने आवयोर् गात्रसदृशं दीयताम् अनुलेपनम्

Transliteration

sugandham etad rājārhaṃ ruciraṃ rucirānane āvayor gātrasadṛśaṃ dīyatām anulepanam

Translation

O lovely-faced one, grant us this fragrant and splendid unguent, fit for a king; it accords with the beauty of our bodies and is worthy to be worn upon our limbs.

Word by Word

• सुगन्धम्: fragrant
• सुगन्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (an adjective qualifying ‘anulepanam’)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम, विशेषण

• राजार्हम्: fit for a king
• राजार्हम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजन् + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राज्ञः अर्हम्)

• रुचिरम्: beautiful
• रुचिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• रुचिरानने: O fair-faced one
• रुचिरानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुचिर + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (रुचिरम् आननं यस्याः/रुचिरम् आननम्)

• आवयोः: of us two / for us two
• आवयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम (gen./loc. dual)

• गात्रसदृशम्: suitable to the body
• गात्रसदृशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गात्र + सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गात्रस्य सदृशम्)

• दीयताम्: let (it) be given
• दीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘let it be given’

• अनुलेपनम्: ointment / unguent
• अनुलेपनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु-लिप् (धातु) + ल्युट् (प्रत्यय) → अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियानाम (smearing-ointment)

Speaker

A royal/elite speaker addressing a beautiful-faced woman (contextual speaker within the dynasty narrative related by Sage Parāśara)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Krishna’s acts and encounters in Mathurā leading toward the overthrow of Kaṃsa.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: narrative and devotional

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna moves among the Yadavas to delight devotees and subtly uphold dharma through his līlā in Mathurā.

Leela: Bala

Dharma Restored: Social auspiciousness and devotional reciprocity through gracious exchange.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

FAQs

What is the significance of royal-worthy (rājārha) items in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse uses “rājārha” to mark an object as appropriate to kingship and high status, reflecting how dynasty sections portray courtly norms and the visible signs of sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara present worldly refinement within the dynasty narratives?

Through embedded speeches like this, Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya depicts the lived culture of royal households—luxury, etiquette, and desire—within the broader moral and historical arc of lineages.

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

Even when the verse is courtly rather than explicitly devotional, the Vishnu Purana’s dynasty history ultimately situates kingship and prosperity under Vishnu’s supreme governance of order (dharma) and time.