Shloka 5

वंशवर्णनम्, अनिरुद्धविवाहः, तथा बलराम-रुक्मी द्यूतविवादः

Devanagari script

सात्राजिती सत्यभामा लक्ष्मणा चारुहासिनी षोडशासन् सहस्राणि स्त्रीणाम् अन्यानि चक्रिणः

Transliteration

sātrājitī satyabhāmā lakṣmaṇā cāruhāsinī ṣoḍaśāsan sahasrāṇi strīṇām anyāni cakriṇaḥ

Translation

Sātrājitī, Satyabhāmā, Lakṣmaṇā, and Cāruhāsinī—these were among the Lord who bears the discus; and besides them, there were sixteen thousand other women as his wives.

Word by Word

• सात्राजिती: Sātrājitī
• सात्राजिती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्राजिती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सत्यभामा: Satyabhāmā
• सत्यभामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यभामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• लक्ष्मणा: Lakṣmaṇā
• लक्ष्मणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• आरुहासिनी: with charming smile/laughter
• आरुहासिनी: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आरु-हासिनी (प्रातिपदिक; आरु/चारु + हासिनी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• षोडश: sixteen
• षोडश: Visheshana (Numeral modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडश (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन (सहस्राणि इति विशेष्ये)

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (सहस्राणि इति)

• चक्रिणः: of the discus-bearer (Kṛṣṇa)
• चक्रिणः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To protect the world and restore dharma, including rescuing the oppressed and integrating them into righteous social order through his līlā.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Protection of the vulnerable and the reconstitution of social dignity through divine refuge.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s ‘cakra-bearing’ sovereignty accommodates countless jīvas, suggesting divine capacity to shelter and honor devotees beyond ordinary limitation.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate trust (śaraṇāgati) that the Lord can uphold one’s dignity and welfare even when circumstances seem impossible.

Vishishtadvaita: The many souls (cit) are real dependents whose welfare is upheld by the one Lord as their śeṣin (master/support).

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Key Kings: Satyabhāmā, Lakṣmaṇā, Cāruhāsinī

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Vishnu
• Sātrājitī
• Satyabhāmā
• Lakṣmaṇā
• Cāruhāsinī

FAQs

What is the significance of Krishna being called Cakrin in the Vishnu Purana?

“Cakrin” (the discus-bearer) signals Krishna’s identity with Vishnu, emphasizing supreme divine kingship and protective sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Krishna’s many queens in this passage?

Parāśara lists principal queens by name and then states that there were additionally sixteen thousand wives, presenting it as part of Krishna’s royal-divine līlā within the narrative.

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

By describing Krishna with Vishnu’s emblem (the discus), the text frames the historical narrative as revelation of the Supreme Reality acting within the world.