Shloka 84

अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः

Devanagari script

एवं तस्य मुनेः शापाद् अष्टावक्रस्य केशवम् भर्तारं प्राप्य ता याता दस्युहस्तं वराङ्गनाः

Transliteration

evaṃ tasya muneḥ śāpād aṣṭāvakrasya keśavam bhartāraṃ prāpya tā yātā dasyuhastaṃ varāṅganāḥ

Translation

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເນື່ອງຈາກຄຳສາບຂອງພຣະມຸນີອັດຖາວັກຣະ ນາງຜູ້ສູງສົ່ງເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ—ແມ່ນໄດ້ເກສະວະເປັນສາມີແລ້ວກໍຕາມ—ກໍຖືກນຳໄປຕົກໃນມືໂຈນ

Word by Word

एवम्thus

तस्यof that (sage)

मुनेःof the sage

शापात्from/because of the curse

अष्टावक्रस्यof Aṣṭāvakra

केशवम्Keśava (Vishnu)

भर्तारम्as husband/protector

प्राप्यhaving obtained

ताःthey (those women)

याताःwent

दस्युहस्तम्into robbers’ hands

वराङ्गनाःthe excellent women

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Aṣṭāvakra

Keśava (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the significance of a sage’s curse (śāpa) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse shows śāpa as a narrative instrument of dharma and karmic consequence—events turn sharply not by chance but through morally charged causality anchored in rishi authority.

How does Sage Parāśara explain destiny even for those connected to Keśava?

By stating that the women had obtained Keśava yet still fell into misfortune, Parāśara highlights that worldly outcomes can still manifest through prior causes; the Lord remains supreme while the karmic order operates within His sovereignty.

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

Keśava is named as the true Lord (bhartā), emphasizing divine supremacy; the verse simultaneously teaches that devotion/association does not erase narrative karma, but places it within Vishnu’s overarching governance of order.