Shloka 7

रुक्मिणी-हरणम्, विरोधि-राजगणः, रुक्मी-प्रतिज्ञा-पराजयः, प्रद्युम्न-जन्म

Devanagari script

ततश् च पौण्ड्रकः श्रीमान् दन्तवक्रो विदूरथः शिशुपालजरासंधशाल्वाद्याश् च महीभृतः

Transliteration

tataś ca pauṇḍrakaḥ śrīmān dantavakro vidūrathaḥ śiśupālajarāsaṃdhaśālvādyāś ca mahībhṛtaḥ

Translation

Después, el ilustre Pauṇḍraka, Dantavakra, Vidūratha y los reyes que sostienen la tierra, como Śiśupāla, Jarāsandha y Śālva, junto con otros, reunieron su poder real para oponerse a la soberanía ordenada del Señor.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय-बोधक/संबन्धक) — and

• पौण्ड्रकः: Pauṇḍraka (a king)
• पौण्ड्रकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौण्ड्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• श्रीमान्: splendid, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying pauṇḍrakaḥ)

• दन्तवक्रः: Dantavakra
• दन्तवक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त-वक्र (प्रातिपदिक; दन्त + वक्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विदूरथः: Vidūratha
• विदूरथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदूरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शिशुपालजरासंधशाल्वाद्याः: Śiśupāla, Jarāsandha, Śālva and others
• शिशुपालजरासंधशाल्वाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशुपाल-जरासन्ध-शाल्व-आद्य (प्रातिपदिक; शिशुपाल + जरासन्ध + शाल्व + आद्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘आद्य’ = ‘and others beginning with’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय-बोधक) — and

• महीभृतः: kings
• महीभृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही-भृत् (प्रातिपदिक; मही + भृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘महीभृत्’ = राजा (earth-bearer)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To lighten the earth’s burden by destroying hostile kings and to re-establish dharma through divine kingship in Dvārakā and allied realms.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Legitimate divine order (īśvara-ājñā) over kingship, curbing tyrannical kṣatriya power.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Worldly power that rises against Bhagavān’s ordained sovereignty becomes self-destructive and is checked for the protection of dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat authority and success as accountable to dharma; resist ego-driven opposition to the sacred and the just.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s personal sovereignty governs history; kingship is legitimate only as service within His order.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Characters & Entities

• Pauṇḍraka
• Dantavakra
• Vidūratha
• Śiśupāla
• Jarāsandha
• Śālva
• Kings (mahībhṛtaḥ)

FAQs

What is the significance of listing kings like Pauṇḍraka, Śiśupāla, and Jarāsandha in the Vishnu Purana?

The verse groups prominent rulers who embody organized royal resistance to Krishna’s dharmic sovereignty, setting the political and moral backdrop for the Lord’s restoration of order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of hostile kings in Krishna’s narrative?

In Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya, such kings function as catalysts in the unfolding of dharma—worldly power consolidates in opposition, and the Lord’s actions re-establish righteous rule.

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

Even when not named directly in the verse, the narrative frame is Krishna as the Supreme Reality whose divine governance ultimately prevails over transient royal ambition.