Shloka 101

अविद्याबीज-निरूपणं, योगस्वरूप-उपदेशः, मूर्तहरिधारणा-समाधि, जनकवंशीय-राजर्षिसंवादः

Devanagari script

यथार्हं पूजया तेन खाण्डिक्येन स पूजितः आजगाम पुरं ब्रह्मंस् ततः केशिध्वजो नृपः

Transliteration

yathārhaṃ pūjayā tena khāṇḍikyena sa pūjitaḥ ājagāma puraṃ brahmaṃs tataḥ keśidhvajo nṛpaḥ

Translation

Thus honoured with due and fitting rites by Khāṇḍikya, O Brahmin, King Keśidhvaja thereafter returned to his city.

Word by Word

• यथा: according to
• यथा: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘as/according to’

• अर्हम्: properly
• अर्हम्: Avyaya (Manner/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे प्रयुक्तम्; अव्ययवत् (indeclinable usage) — ‘as is proper/deserved’

• पूजया: with worship
• पूजया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• खाण्डिक्येन: by Khāṇḍikya
• खाण्डिक्येन: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खाण्डिक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper name)

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

• पूजितः: was honoured
• पूजितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि — ‘was worshipped/honoured’

• आजगाम: returned/came
• आजगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुरम्: to the city
• पुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मन्: O brāhmaṇa
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ऋकारान्त/न्-कारान्त विशेष-सम्बोधन — ‘O brāhmaṇa’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Avyaya (Temporal/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (then/thereupon)

• केशिध्वजः: Keśidhvaja
• केशिध्वजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशि (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (keśinaḥ dhvajaḥ) — proper name

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Apposition (Karta-samānādhikaraṇa/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Narrative closure of the Keśidhvaja–Khāṇḍikya episode after the yoga teaching

Teaching: Historical

Quality: matter-of-fact and concluding

Characters & Entities

• Keśidhvaja
• Khāṇḍikya
• Brahmin (addressed)

FAQs

What is the significance of proper honour (yathārham pūjā) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse highlights dharma in action: honouring someone according to their worth sustains social order and legitimizes kingship within the Purana’s moral framework.

How does Sage Parāśara explain kingship through the Keśidhvaja narrative?

By showing the king being duly honoured and then returning to his capital, Parāśara frames royal life as guided by ritual propriety, alliances, and dharmic etiquette rather than mere power.

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

Though Vishnu is not named in this verse, the Purana’s dynastic stories function under Vishnu’s cosmic sovereignty: righteous conduct and orderly rule are presented as reflections of the Supreme’s sustaining power.