Shloka 29

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

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

Devanagari script

गते सनातनस्यांशे विष्णोस् तत्र भुवो दिवम् तत्याज सानुजो राज्यं धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः

Transliteration

gate sanātanasyāṃśe viṣṇos tatra bhuvo divam tatyāja sānujo rājyaṃ dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Translation

विष्णूंचा तो सनातन अंश पृथ्वीवरून दिव्य लोकास गेल्यावर, धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिरानेही आपल्या अनुजांसह राज्याचा त्याग केला।

Word by Word

गतेwhen (he) had gone

सनातनस्यof the eternal (one)

अंशेin the portion/when the portion (had departed)

विष्णोःof Viṣṇu

तत्रthere

भुवःof the earth/world

दिवम्to heaven

तत्याजabandoned/left

सानुजःtogether with his younger brothers

राज्यम्the kingdom

धर्मपुत्रःDharma’s son

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

Yudhiṣṭhira

Dharma (as Yama)

Pandava brothers

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu’s ‘aṁśa’ departing to heaven in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks the withdrawal of the Lord’s manifest presence from the earth, signaling a major transition in the age and in the stability of dharma.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Yudhiṣṭhira’s renunciation here?

As a direct response to the Lord’s departure: the dharmic king relinquishes sovereignty and turns toward detachment, aligning personal conduct with cosmic change.

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

Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Reality whose manifestation governs worldly order; when His aṁśa departs, even righteous kings conclude their reign and seek the higher goal.