Shloka 66

कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

Devanagari script

सो ऽप्य् एनं मुष्टिना मूर्ध्नि वक्षस्य् आहत्य जानुना पातयित्वा धरापृष्ठे निष्पिपेष गतायुषम्

Transliteration

so 'py enaṃ muṣṭinā mūrdhni vakṣasy āhatya jānunā pātayitvā dharāpṛṣṭhe niṣpipeṣa gatāyuṣam

Translation

அவரும் அவனைத் தலை மற்றும் மார்பில் முஷ்டியால் தாக்கினார்; பின்னர் முழங்காலால் இடித்துத் தள்ளி, பூமியில் வீழ்த்தி, அவன் உயிர் பிரியும் வரை நசுக்கினார்.

Word by Word

सःhe

अपिalso

एनम्him

मुष्टिनाwith (his) fist

मूर्ध्निon the head

वक्षसिon the chest

आहत्यhaving struck

जानुनाwith the knee

पातयित्वाhaving felled

धरापृष्ठेon the surface of the earth

निष्पिपेषcrushed

गतायुषम्lifeless

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

FAQs

What is the significance of describing the end of life as “gata-āyuṣam” in the Vishnu Purana?

It frames death as the completion of an allotted lifespan, aligning violent events within a larger cosmic order rather than treating them as merely accidental.

How does Sage Parāśara present warfare in the dynastic sections of the Vishnu Purana?

He narrates combat in direct, physical detail while keeping it embedded in lineage history—events propel succession and reveal the consequences of power and adharma.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context even when not named in the verse?

In the Vishnu Purana’s worldview, Vishnu sustains ṛta/dharma and the measured course of time and lifespan; even royal violence unfolds within that sovereign cosmic governance.