Shloka 46

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

भर्तृबाहुमहागर्वाद् रुणद्ध्य् एनम् अथो शची तत् कथ्यताम् अलं क्षान्त्या सत्या हारयति द्रुमम्

Transliteration

bhartṛbāhumahāgarvād ruṇaddhy enam atho śacī tat kathyatām alaṃ kṣāntyā satyā hārayati drumam

Translation

Then Śacī restrains him, stirred by Bhartṛbāhu’s towering pride. “Speak it plainly—enough of forbearance; even truth can be made to bow, as one might bend a tree.”

Word by Word

• भर्तृबाहुमहागर्वात्: from pride in her husband's arm (i.e., strength)
• भर्तृबाहुमहागर्वात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + गर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति; एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (हेतौ) — 'भर्तुः बाहोः महागर्वः' इत्यस्य कारणात्

• रुणद्धि: blocks/withholds
• रुणद्धि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एनम्: him/this one
• एनम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अथो: then indeed
• अथो: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय) + उ (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; अथ-शब्दः (then) + उ/ओ (emphatic particle)

• शची: Śacī
• शची: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम — 'that (matter)'

• कथ्यताम्: let it be told
• कथ्यताम्: Kriya (Injunctive/passive command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive) — 'let it be told'

• अलम्: enough
• अलम्: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पर्याप्त्यर्थक/निषेधार्थक (enough; stop)

• क्षान्त्या: with patience/forbearance
• क्षान्त्या: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• सत्या: Satyā (Satyabhāmā)
• सत्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• हारयति: has (someone) carry off
• हारयति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative) — 'causes to be taken away'

• द्रुमम्: the tree
• द्रुमम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; verse reports Śacī’s intervention)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: dramatic

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa’s intervention in the Pārijāta episode confronts Indra’s camp and their pride-driven resistance, reestablishing right order through decisive action.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Humbling of arrogance and correction of wrongful obstruction

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Forbearance has limits when it enables injustice; pride that obstructs dharma invites forceful correction.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Practice patience, but set firm boundaries against persistent wrongdoing; act decisively when necessary.

Vishishtadvaita: Dharma is safeguarded by the Lord’s will; even ‘truth’ as social posture yields to the higher imperative of divine order

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Characters & Entities

• Śacī
• Bhartṛbāhu

FAQs

What is the significance of kṣānti (forbearance) and satya (truth) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse frames a moral turning-point: patience has limits, and truth—when properly asserted—can subdue pride, just as a tree can be bent.

How does Sage Parāśara present the corrective to royal pride in this passage?

Through the narrative action of Śacī restraining the proud figure and demanding direct speech, the text shows that unchecked arrogance invites restraint and truthful admonition.

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

Even within dynastic history, the Purana’s moral logic serves Vishnu’s order (dharma): pride is curtailed and truth upheld so that sovereignty aligns with the cosmic law sustained by the Supreme.