Shloka 102

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

Devanagari script

खाण्डिक्यो ऽपि सुतं कृत्वा राजानं योगसिद्धये वनं जगाम गोविन्दे विनिवेशितमानसः

Transliteration

khāṇḍikyo 'pi sutaṃ kṛtvā rājānaṃ yogasiddhaye vanaṃ jagāma govinde viniveśitamānasaḥ

Translation

Khāṇḍikya too, having installed his son as king, went to the forest to attain perfection in yoga—his mind wholly absorbed in Govinda, the Supreme Lord.

Word by Word

• खाण्डिक्यः: Khāṇḍikya
• खाण्डिक्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खाण्डिक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; 'also/even')

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• राजानम्: king
• राजानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• योगसिद्धये: for attainment of yogic perfection
• योगसिद्धये: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (योगस्य सिद्धिः)

• वनम्: to the forest
• वनम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गोविन्दे: in Govinda (Vishnu)
• गोविन्दे: Adhikarana (Location/Object of devotion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विनिवेशितमानसः: whose mind was fixed (absorbed)
• विनिवेशितमानसः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+नि+विश् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (विनिवेशितं मनः यस्य सः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Modes of dissolution (pratisaṃcara) and the means to attain liberation through yogic/vaishnava absorption.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Renouncing rulership and fixing the mind on Govinda is presented as a direct means toward yogic perfection and liberation.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Practice deliberate detachment from roles/possessions and cultivate daily single-pointed remembrance of God (japa, dhyāna) alongside disciplined living.

Vishishtadvaita: Liberation is approached through loving absorption in the personal Lord (Govinda), not an impersonal abstraction, aligning mokṣa with Bhagavad-sambandha.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Vairāgya (renunciation)

Key Kings: Khāṇḍikya

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Khāṇḍikya
• Govinda (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the significance of a king going to the forest for yoga in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents the ideal dharmic arc: after securing orderly succession, the king turns inward—renouncing power to pursue yogic perfection with the mind fixed on Govinda.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the link between lineage narration and spiritual liberation?

Even while recounting dynasties, Parāśara highlights that true sovereignty culminates in devotion and yoga—showing that genealogy and governance ultimately serve the pursuit of moksha.

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

Govinda is portrayed as the supreme focus of meditation: yogic success is not merely technique-driven but fulfilled through absorption in Vishnu as the highest reality and refuge.