Shloka 26

साम्ब-हरणम्, बलदेवस्य रोषः, हस्तिनापुर-आकर्षणम्

Devanagari script

समस्तभूभृतां नाथ उग्रसेनः स तिष्ठतु अद्य निष्कौरवाम् उर्वीं कृत्वा यास्यामि तत्पुरीम्

Transliteration

samastabhūbhṛtāṃ nātha ugrasenaḥ sa tiṣṭhatu adya niṣkauravām urvīṃ kṛtvā yāsyāmi tatpurīm

Translation

Let Ugrasena—lord among all the rulers of the earth—stand established today. Having made the world free from the Kauravas, I shall now depart for his city (the capital).

Word by Word

• samastabhūbhṛtām: of all kings (earth-bearers)
• samastabhūbhṛtām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठī)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūbhṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (समस्ताः भूभृतः), पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• nātha: O lord!
• nātha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• ugrasenaḥ: Ugrasena
• ugrasenaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ugrasena (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Co-referent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tiṣṭhatu: let (him) remain
• tiṣṭhatu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (आज्ञार्थे—‘let him stand/remain’)

• adya: today, now
• adya: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• niṣkauravām: free of the Kauravas
• niṣkauravām: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nis (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + kaurava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (निःकौरवा—कौरव-रहिता), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; उर्वीम् विशेषणम्

• urvīm: the earth
• urvīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: urvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable gerund)

• yāsyāmi: I will go
• yāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tatpurīm: to that city
• tatpurīm: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्याः पुरी/तत्पुरी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sri Krishna (as reported by Sage Parāśara in narration to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To re-install Ugrasena’s rightful sovereignty and remove Kaurava oppression, protecting the earth through dharmic political order.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Legitimate rule and protection of the earth (kṣiti-rakṣaṇa) through removal of tyrannical claimants.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The earth is safeguarded when rightful authority is established and adharma-driven powers are removed.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Support governance that is accountable and dharmic; act decisively to end systemic injustice while restoring legitimate institutions.

Vishishtadvaita: Bhūmi (earth) as the Lord’s śarīra (dependent reality) is protected by Him through avatāra-action; divine purpose operates within history to re-stabilize order.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Dharma Exemplar: Just sovereignty (rāja-dharma) and protection of the earth (bhū-rakṣaṇa)

Key Kings: Ugrasena

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Lakshmi Presence: Bhumi

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Ugrasena
• Kings (bhūbhṛt)

FAQs

What is the significance of restoring Ugrasena’s rule in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals dharma’s reinstallation in governance—Krishna ensures legitimate sovereignty, not merely victory, by placing the rightful king (Ugrasena) firmly on the throne.

How does Sage Parāśara present Krishna’s role in political order and kingship?

Through Krishna’s decisive statements and actions: he removes oppressive powers and then establishes stable, rightful rule, showing divine intent working through dynastic legitimacy.

What is the theological importance of Krishna here from a Vaishnava perspective?

Krishna acts as the Supreme governor of order—his intervention is not only historical but dharmic and cosmic, aligning earthly sovereignty with the higher will of Vishnu.