Shloka 4

अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः

Devanagari script

उग्रसेनस् तु तच् छ्रुत्वा तथैवानकदुन्दुभिः देवकी रोहिणी चैव विविशुर् जातवेदसम्

Transliteration

ugrasenas tu tac chrutvā tathaivānakadundubhiḥ devakī rohiṇī caiva viviśur jātavedasam

Translation

Entendant ces paroles, Ugrasena—ainsi qu’Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva)—avec Devakī et Rohiṇī, entrèrent dans Jātavedas, le feu consacré.

Word by Word

उग्रसेनःUgrasena

तुthen/indeed

तत्that

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

तथाlikewise

एवindeed

आनकदुन्दुभिःby/with Anakadundubhi (Vasudeva)

देवकीDevaki

रोहिणीRohini

चand

एवindeed

विविशुःentered

जातवेदसम्Jātavedas (fire)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Ugrasena

Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva)

Devakī

Rohiṇī

Jātavedas (Agni)

FAQs

What is the significance of entering Jātavedas (the sacred fire) in the Vishnu Purana?

Agni as Jātavedas functions as a divine witness to vows and decisions; entering the fire’s presence signals that the action is being aligned with dharma and solemnly affirmed.

How does Sage Parāśara frame royal authority and dharma in this episode?

By placing Ugrasena and the Krishna-associated household before the sacred fire, the narrative underscores that legitimate sovereignty and major resolutions are validated through dharmic, ritually witnessed order.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context, even though His name is not stated in the verse?

In Book 5 the events revolve around Krishna as Vishnu’s avatāra; the movement toward sacred, dharma-affirming action reflects the Purana’s theme that the Supreme Lord upholds cosmic and social order through His descent.