Shloka 24

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

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

Devanagari script

यावत् परीक्षितो जन्म यावन् नन्दाभिषेचनम् एतद् वर्षसहस्रं तु ज्ञेयं पञ्चदशोत्तरम्

Transliteration

yāvat parīkṣito janma yāvan nandābhiṣecanam etad varṣasahasraṃ tu jñeyaṃ pañcadaśottaram

Translation

ပရိက္ခစ် မွေးဖွားချိန်မှ နန္ဒ အဘိသေက အထိ ဤကာလသည် နှစ်တစ်ထောင်၊ ထို့အပြင် ဆယ့်ငါးနှစ် ပိုသည်ဟု သိမှတ်ရမည်။

Word by Word

• यावत्: up to, until
• यावत्: Adhikarana (Limit/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधिवाचक-अव्यय (as far as/until)

• परीक्षितः: Parīkṣit
• परीक्षितः: Sambandha/Reference point (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परीक्षित (कृदन्त; √इक्ष् (धातु) + परि-उपसर्ग + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Adhikarana (Reference/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यावत्: up to, until
• यावत्: Adhikarana (Limit/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधिवाचक-अव्यय (until)

• नन्द-अभिषेचनम्: the consecration of the Nandas
• नन्द-अभिषेचनम्: Adhikarana (Reference/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिषेचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नन्दस्य अभिषेचनम्)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देशक

• वर्ष-सहस्रम्: a thousand years
• वर्ष-सहस्रम्: Karta/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वर्षाणां सहस्रम्)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• ज्ञेयम्: is to be known
• ज्ञेयम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञेय (कृदन्त; √ज्ञा (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थक-भाव (gerundive/future passive participle) ‘to be known’

• पञ्चदश-उत्तरम्: plus fifteen (i.e., 1015)
• पञ्चदश-उत्तरम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चदश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पञ्चदश अधिकम्/उत्तरम्)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Dating/chronology of kings from Parīkṣit to Nanda

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Historical time can be measured and remembered, but it also underscores how quickly regimes change across a mere millennium.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Use historical perspective to reduce anxiety about transient politics and to focus on steady practice (dharma, japa, seva).

Vishishtadvaita: Finite historical spans unfold within Bhagavān’s larger kāla-order; the measurable does not negate the divine governance that sustains and directs the whole.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Parīkṣit, Nanda

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit
• Nanda

FAQs

What is the significance of dating from Parīkṣit’s birth to Nanda’s consecration in the Vishnu Purana?

It provides a precise chronological bridge within the royal genealogies, using well-known rulers as anchors to map the flow of sacred history.

How does Sage Parāśara explain historical time in the Vishnu Purana?

He often states time spans between key dynastic events—such as births and consecrations—so that the succession of kings can be placed into a coherent temporal framework.

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

By ordering dynasties and time itself, the narrative implies a cosmos governed by dharma under Vishnu’s sovereignty, where history becomes part of a divinely sustained order.