Shloka 36

कलियुग-प्रवृत्तिः, सप्तर्षि-गणना, धरणीगीताः, च वंश-समाप्तिः

Kali-yuga onset, Saptarṣi reckoning, Dharaṇī-gītā, and closure of the dynastic account

Devanagari script

बहुत्वान् नामधेयानां परिसंख्या कुले कुले पुनरुक्तबहुत्वात् तु न मया परिकीर्तिता

Transliteration

bahutvān nāmadheyānāṃ parisaṃkhyā kule kule punaruktabahutvāt tu na mayā parikīrtitā

Translation

ಪ್ರತಿ ಕುಲದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಹೆಸರುಗಳು ಅತಿಯಾಗಿ ಇರುವುದರಿಂದ ಅವುಗಳ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಎಣಿಕೆ ಬಹಳ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಪುನರುಕ್ತಿಯ ಅಧಿಕ್ಯವಾಗುವುದರಿಂದ ನಾನು ಅವನ್ನು ವಿವರವಾಗಿ ಕೀರ್ತಿಸಲಿಲ್ಲ।

Word by Word

बहुत्वात्because of the multitude

नामधेयानाम्of the names

परिसंख्याthe enumeration/count

कुलेin a lineage

कुलेin each lineage

पुनरुक्तबहुत्वात्because of repeated multiplicity

तुbut

नnot

मयाby me

परिकीर्तिताhas been recounted

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

FAQs

What is the significance of genealogical omissions in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse explains that dynastic names are extremely numerous across families, so the narrator intentionally avoids exhaustive repetition and instead provides a curated lineage to preserve clarity and narrative flow.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the structure of dynasty narration to Maitreya?

Parāśara indicates a deliberate editorial principle: because repeated names and extensive counts would recur across lineages, he summarizes rather than listing every individual, keeping the teaching intelligible within the larger Purāṇic framework.

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

Even in genealogical sections, the Purāṇa frames history as orderly succession under Vishnu’s overarching sovereignty—dynasties rise and continue within dharma and cosmic order ultimately grounded in the Supreme Reality.