Shloka 49

यादवक्षयः, बलराम-निर्याणम्, कृष्णस्य उपसंहारः (प्रभासे विनाशः)

Devanagari script

चङ्क्रम्यमाणौ तौ रामं वृक्षमूले कृतासनम् ददृशाते मुखाच् चास्य निष्क्रामन्तं महोरगम्

Transliteration

caṅkramyamāṇau tau rāmaṃ vṛkṣamūle kṛtāsanam dadṛśāte mukhāc cāsya niṣkrāmantaṃ mahoragam

Translation

As the two wandered on, they saw Rāma seated at the root of a tree; and from his mouth there emerged a mighty serpent.

Word by Word

• चङ्क्रम्यमाणौ: walking about (the two)
• चङ्क्रम्यमाणौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चङ्क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्यय (present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• रामम्: Rāma (Balarāma)
• रामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/कर्म), एकवचन

• वृक्षमूले: at the root of a tree
• वृक्षमूले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष + मूल (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वृक्षस्य मूले)

• कृतासनम्: seated (having made a seat)
• कृतासनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातोः क्त) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (कृतम् आसनम् यस्य = having made a seat; seated)

• ददृशाते: they two saw
• ददृशाते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• मुखात्: from (his) mouth
• मुखात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case/अपादान), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• निष्क्रामन्तम्: coming out, emerging
• निष्क्रामन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस्-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• महोरगम्: a great serpent
• महोरगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + उरग (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् उरगः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Yuga: Dvapara

Manvantara: Vaivasvata

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Balarāma’s release of the great serpent signifies the withdrawal of the eternal Śeṣa-aspect from the mortal plane, showing the difference between the divine principle and its temporary manifestation.

Vedantic Theme: Atman

Application: Contemplate impermanence of embodiments and cultivate vairāgya; practice steady meditation (āsana, breath, remembrance) at life’s transitions.

Vishishtadvaita: Śeṣa/Śeṣin symbolism: the cosmic serpent as the Lord’s dependent support (śeṣa) highlights an ordered, relational ontology central to Viśiṣṭādvaita.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Vamsha: Chandra

Dharma Exemplar: Vairagya (detachment at the time of departure)

Key Kings: Rāma (Balarāma), Kṛṣṇa, Dāruka

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Mahoraga (great serpent)

FAQs

What is the significance of the great serpent emerging in this Vishnu Purana verse?

It functions as a narrative portent—an extraordinary sign marking a critical moment in the episode around Rāma, indicating hidden danger, curse, transformation, or a decisive turn in dharma-driven events.

How does Sage Parāśara explain events like this within the dynasty sections of the Vishnu Purana?

Parāśara presents them as meaningful occurrences within royal history (vamsha), where omens and marvels are woven into the moral and cosmic order that governs kings and their destinies.

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

Even in a seemingly local episode, the Vishnu Purana frames royal narratives under Vishnu’s sovereignty: dharma, fate, and extraordinary signs ultimately unfold within the Supreme Lord’s sustaining order of the world.