Shloka 6

वंशवर्णनम्, अनिरुद्धविवाहः, तथा बलराम-रुक्मी द्यूतविवादः

Devanagari script

प्रद्युम्नो ऽपि महावीर्यो रुक्मिणस् तनयां शुभाम् स्वयंवरस्थां जग्राह सा च तं तनयं हरेः

Transliteration

pradyumno 'pi mahāvīryo rukmiṇas tanayāṃ śubhām svayaṃvarasthāṃ jagrāha sā ca taṃ tanayaṃ hareḥ

Translation

Pradyumna too—mighty in valor—won at her svayaṃvara the auspicious daughter of Rukmiṇī; and she, in turn, chose him, the son of Hari.

Word by Word

• प्रद्युम्नः: Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also)

• महावीर्यः: of great valor
• महावीर्यः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक; महा + वीर्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रद्युम्नस्य)

• रुक्मिणः: of Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तनयाम्: daughter
• तनयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शुभाम्: auspicious, beautiful
• शुभाम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (तनयाम्)

• स्वयंवरस्थाम्: standing at the svayaṃvara
• स्वयंवरस्थाम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वयंवर-स्था (प्रातिपदिक; स्वयंवर + स्था)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (तनयाम्)

• जग्राह: took, married
• जग्राह: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तनयम्: son
• तनयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• हरेः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (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 manifest divine līlā through the Yādava line, establishing dharmic polity and protecting devotees.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Continuity of righteous lineage and social order via marriage alliances and progeny.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Dharma Exemplar: Vīrya (valor)

Key Kings: Pradyumna, Rukmiṇī

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Vyuha Form: Pradyumna

Characters & Entities

• Pradyumna
• Rukmiṇī
• Hari (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Yādava dynasty

FAQs

What is the significance of the svayaṃvara in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, the svayaṃvara functions as a dharmic, socially recognized means of forming royal alliances, strengthening the Yādava lineage through Pradyumna’s marriage.

How does Sage Parāśara explain dynastic continuity in this section?

Parāśara narrates genealogical events—marriages and descendants—to show how Hari’s avatāra-line (Krishna and his sons) anchors the historical flow of kings and clans.

What is the theological importance of calling Pradyumna the son of Hari here?

By identifying Pradyumna as ‘Hareḥ tanayaḥ,’ the text keeps Vishnu (Hari) as the supreme center of the narrative—his avatāra family becomes the vehicle through which dharma and cosmic order are sustained in the world.