Shloka 50

वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्

Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth

Devanagari script

अकृष्टपच्या पृथिवी सिद्ध्यन्त्य् अन्नानि चिन्तया सर्वकामदुघा गावः पुटके पुटके मधु

Transliteration

akṛṣṭapacyā pṛthivī siddhyanty annāni cintayā sarvakāmadughā gāvaḥ puṭake puṭake madhu

Translation

ആ യുഗത്തിൽ ഭൂമി ഉഴുതോ വിതച്ചോ ഇല്ലാതെ തന്നെ വിളവ് നൽകുന്നു; ചിന്തമാത്രത്തിൽ ആഹാരം പ്രത്യക്ഷമാകുന്നു. പശുക്കൾ സർവകാമദുഘയായി എല്ലാ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളും നല്കുന്നു; ഓരോ ചെറിയ പാത്രത്തിലും തേൻ നിറയും—പ്രകൃതി തന്നെ ധർമ്മത്തെ സേവിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ.

Word by Word

• अकृष्टपच्या: (the earth) that ripens without ploughing
• अकृष्टपच्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकृष्ट (कृ धातु-निष्पन्न, क्त-प्रत्यय) + पच्या (पच् धातु-निष्पन्न, यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (fem. nom. sg.; adjective)

• पृथिवी: the earth
• पृथिवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• सिद्ध्यन्ति: come to be / are produced
• सिद्ध्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम् (pres. 3rd pl.)

• अन्नानि: foods, grains
• अन्नानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (neut. nom. pl.)

• चिन्तया: by thought, by mere intention
• चिन्तया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करणम् (instrumental) (fem. instr. sg.)

• सर्वकामदुघा: yielding all desires (wish-fulfilling)
• सर्वकामदुघा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + दुह् (धातु; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘दुघा’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (fem. nom. pl.; adjective)

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (fem. nom. pl.)

• पुटके: in a small container/basket
• पुटके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरणम् (locative) (neut. loc. sg.)

• पुटके: in a small container/basket
• पुटके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरणम् (locative) (neut. loc. sg.)

• मधु: honey
• मधु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (neut. nom. sg.)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: In the Satya-yuga, dharma is so complete that nature spontaneously yields sustenance and prosperity without violence or labor.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate sattva—truthfulness, restraint, and non-exploitative living—so one’s life harmonizes with the world rather than extracting from it.

Vishishtadvaita: The ordered, beneficent functioning of prakṛti reflects the Lord’s governance of the world as its inner ruler (niyantṛ), even when not explicitly named.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Earth (Pṛthivī)
• Cows (Gāvaḥ)

FAQs

What is the significance of effortless abundance (akṛṣṭapacyā) in the Vishnu Purana?

It signifies an age where dharma is complete, so nature mirrors that harmony—food arises without labor, showing the world aligned with cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between thought (cintayā) and material provision?

He presents it as a yuga-marker: in the highest age, intention alone suffices, because the world’s processes are unobstructed by scarcity and conflict.

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

The verse reflects a Vishnu-ordered cosmos: when dharma prevails under the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty, creation becomes naturally supportive of righteous life and spiritual aims.