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

その後、名高きパウンドラカ、ダンタヴァクラ、ヴィドゥーラタ、さらにシシュパーラ、ジャラーサンダ、シャールヴァら大地を支える諸王は、主の定めた至上の王権に逆らい、王威を集めて立ち上がった。

Word by Word

ततःthereafter

चand

पौण्ड्रकःPauṇḍraka (a king)

श्रीमान्splendid, illustrious

दन्तवक्रःDantavakra

विदूरथःVidūratha

शिशुपालजरासंधशाल्वाद्याःŚiśupāla, Jarāsandha, Śālva and others

चand

महीभृतःkings

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

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.