Shloka 9

वैष्णवीमायावितानम्, उग्रसेनाभिषेकः, सुधर्मासभा, सांदीपनिगमनम्, पाञ्चजन्य-प्राप्तिः, गुरुदक्षिणा

Devanagari script

उग्रसेनं ततो बन्धान् मुमोच मधुसूदनः अभ्यषिञ्चत् तथैवैनं निजराज्ये हतात्मजम्

Transliteration

ugrasenaṃ tato bandhān mumoca madhusūdanaḥ abhyaṣiñcat tathaivainaṃ nijarājye hatātmajam

Translation

Then Madhusūdana released Ugrasena from his bonds, and in that very moment consecrated him again in his own kingdom, though he was stricken with grief at the loss of his son.

Word by Word

• उग्रसेनम्: Ugrasena
• उग्रसेनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमवाचक (then)

• बन्धान्: from bonds
• बन्धान्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th), बहुवचन; अपादानम् (from bonds)

• मुमोच: released
• मुमोच: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मधुसूदनः: Madhusudana (Krishna)
• मधुसूदनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मधोः सूदनः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अभ्यषिञ्चत्: anointed/crowned
• अभ्यषिञ्चत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिच् (धातु) + अभि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in the same way)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Kriya-vishesana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/just)

• एनम्: him (Ugrasena)
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• निजराज्ये: in his own kingdom
• निजराज्ये: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (निजं राज्यं); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणम्

• हतात्मजम्: whose son was slain
• हतात्मजम्: Karma (Qualifying object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत (क्त-कृदन्त from हन्) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (हतः आत्मजः यस्य सः/हत-आत्मजः); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (एनम्)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa liberates Ugrasena from captivity and reinstates him as rightful king, restoring dharmic sovereignty in Mathurā.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Legitimate kingship (rājadharma) and political stability for the realm

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: True protection includes restoring rightful institutions—freeing the oppressed and re-establishing legitimate authority.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Support just governance and repair harm after wrongdoing; prioritize restoration over mere punishment.

Vishishtadvaita: Bhagavān operates as the inner ruler of polity through līlā—upholding dharma while remaining personally engaged with devotees and subjects.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Dharma Exemplar: Rājadharma (legitimate rule over usurpation)

Key Kings: Ugrasena, Kaṃsa

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Krishna (Madhusudana)
• Ugrasena
• Mathura
• Kamsa (implied)

FAQs

What is the significance of reinstating Ugrasena in the Vishnu Purana?

It shows Krishna’s avatara-purpose: not only slaying adharma (Kamsa) but restoring rightful political order by placing the legitimate king back on the throne.

How does Sage Parāśara frame Krishna’s action of freeing and anointing Ugrasena?

As a single, decisive dharmic act—release from bondage followed immediately by abhiṣeka—highlighting divine sovereignty expressed through orderly kingship.

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

Krishna is presented as the Supreme upholder of dharma: He removes bondage and reestablishes rightful rule, demonstrating Vishnu’s governance of the world through avatara.