Shloka 7

वंशवर्णनम्, अनिरुद्धविवाहः, तथा बलराम-रुक्मी द्यूतविवादः

Devanagari script

तस्याम् अस्याभवत् पुत्रो महाबलपराक्रमः अनिरुद्धो रणे रुद्धो वीर्योदधिर् अरिंदमः

Transliteration

tasyām asyābhavat putro mahābalaparākramaḥ aniruddho raṇe ruddho vīryodadhir ariṃdamaḥ

Translation

From her, to him, was born a son—Aniruddha—mighty in strength and heroic in prowess; even when hemmed in by battle he stood firm, an ocean of valor, a crusher of foes.

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in her
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभवत्: was born, came to be
• अभवत्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महाबलपराक्रमः: of great strength and prowess
• महाबलपराक्रमः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-बल-पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक; महा + बल + पराक्रम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुत्रः)

• अनिरुद्धः: Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• रुद्धः: obstructed, besieged
• रुद्धः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (अनिरुद्धः)

• वीर्योदधिः: ocean of valor
• वीर्योदधिः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्य-उदधि (प्रातिपदिक; वीर्य + उदधि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अरिंदमः: subduer of enemies
• अरिंदमः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरि-दम (प्रातिपदिक; अरि + दम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To sustain dharma through divine lineage and empower protectors of righteousness within the Yādava clan.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Kṣatriya protection of order through heroic progeny (Aniruddha).

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Dharma Exemplar: Śaurya (heroic prowess)

Key Kings: Aniruddha, Pradyumna

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Vyuha Form: Aniruddha

Characters & Entities

• Aniruddha

FAQs

What is the significance of Aniruddha in the Vishnu Purana’s dynastic narrative?

This verse marks Aniruddha’s birth and frames him with royal epithets, establishing him as a pivotal link in the Yadava/Vrishni genealogy through which the Purana tracks dharma and sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara present lineage and greatness in this context?

Parāśara compresses genealogy into a few potent descriptors—strength, valor, and enemy-subduing power—so the lineage is remembered not only by names but by dharmic kingship qualities.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context?

Even in a genealogical verse, the Purana’s subtext is Vishnu’s supreme governance: the stability of sacred lineages and the rise of exemplary heroes are presented as expressions of the Lord’s sustaining order in the world.