Shloka 14

Devanagari script

वैशाखशुक्लद्वादश्यां स्वप्ने यो ऽभिभवं तव करिष्यति स ते भर्ता राजपुत्रि भविष्यति

Transliteration

vaiśākhaśukladvādaśyāṃ svapne yo 'bhibhavaṃ tava kariṣyati sa te bhartā rājaputri bhaviṣyati

Translation

“On the bright twelfth day of Vaiśākha, the one who, in your dream, will overcome you—he shall indeed become your husband, O princess.”

Word by Word

• वैशाखशुक्लद्वादश्याम्: on the bright twelfth (day) of Vaiśākha
• वैशाखशुक्लद्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक) + शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक — 'वैशाखस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य द्वादशी' (on the bright twelfth of Vaiśākha)

• स्वप्ने: in a dream
• स्वप्ने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• अभिभवम्: defeat/overpowering
• अभिभवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग) + √भू (धातु) → अभिभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• करिष्यति: will do
• करिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (correlative)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• भर्ता: husband
• भर्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• राजपुत्रि: O princess
• राजपुत्रि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — 'राज्ञः पुत्री' (O princess)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

A courtly/royal advisor or seer figure speaking within the dynastic narrative (reported by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Description of a prophetic criterion (dream on Vaiśākha-śukla-dvādaśī) determining the destined husband.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative and predictive

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sacred time and divine foreknowledge can disclose destiny, indicating that personal events unfold within a larger dharmic order.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat time as meaningful: align important life decisions with disciplined observance, prayer, and ethical readiness rather than impulse.

Vishishtadvaita: Providence operates through concrete markers (tithi, dream) within the world, supporting a theistic immanence rather than a world-negating stance.

Characters & Entities

• Princess (rājaputrī)
• Future husband (bhartā)
• Vaiśākha śukla dvādaśī (auspicious tithi)

FAQs

What is the significance of Vaiśākha Śukla Dvādaśī in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse it functions as an auspicious calendrical marker (tithi) used to authenticate a destined event—here, the identification of a future husband through a dream-omen.

How does Sage Parāśara explain destiny and omens in dynastic episodes?

Through narrated signs—like dreams tied to specific tithis—Parāśara presents royal life as unfolding according to an intelligible order (dharma/niyati), rather than mere chance.

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

Even without Viṣṇu being named in the verse, the Purāṇic frame implies that social order—marriage, lineage, and rightful rule—operates within the cosmic governance ultimately grounded in Viṣṇu’s sovereignty.