Shloka 75

Devanagari script

सप्तमो भोजराजस्य भयाद् रोधोपरोधतः देवक्याः पतितो गर्भ इति लोको वदिष्यति

Transliteration

saptamo bhojarājasya bhayād rodhoparodhataḥ devakyāḥ patito garbha iti loko vadiṣyati

Translation

“భోజరాజుని భయముచేత, కఠిన నిర్బంధమూ అడ్డంకుల వలన, ప్రజలు ‘దేవకీ యొక్క ఏడవ గర్భము పడిపోయెను’ అని చెప్పుదురు.”

Word by Word

• सप्तमः: the seventh
• सप्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम (प्रातिपदिक; क्रमवाचक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गर्भः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भोजराजस्य: of the Bhoja-king (Kaṃsa)
• भोजराजस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजराज (प्रातिपदिक; भोज + राज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कारण/हेतु-भावे

• रोध: confinement/imprisonment
• रोध: Qualifier (समास-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समास-पूर्वपद

• उपरोधतः: due to the obstruction of confinement
• उपरोधतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरोध (प्रातिपदिक) + तः (तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘because of/owing to’ अर्थे; समास: रोध + उपरोधतः → रोधोपरोधतः

• देवक्याः: of Devakī
• देवक्याः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पतितः: fallen/miscarried
• पतितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत् (धातु) → पतित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गर्भः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• गर्भः: the embryo
• गर्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इति: thus/that
• इति: Discourse marker (Quotation/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle), वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न

• लोकः: people/the world
• लोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वदिष्यति: will say
• वदिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To conceal the protective transfer of the seventh conception by letting the world believe Devakī miscarried, thereby thwarting Kaṃsa’s interference.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Preservation of the divine birth-mystery and protection of the avatāra’s associates from tyrannical power

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Worldly narratives (‘people will say…’) can mask divine workings; tyranny breeds fear, but dharma may advance through protective concealment.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Do not judge spiritual realities by public rumor; practice patience, discretion, and steadfastness when dharma must be protected under pressure.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s providence can employ veiling (tirobhāva) without compromising truth—divine intention governs appearances for the devotee’s protection.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Characters & Entities

• Devakī
• Bhojarāja (Kaṁsa)
• People (loka)

FAQs

What is the significance of the ‘seventh pregnancy fell’ statement in the Vishnu Purana?

It frames a deliberate public explanation—people believe Devakī miscarried—while the divine plan protecting Vishnu’s descent proceeds unseen.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of fear and confinement here?

He presents Kaṁsa’s fear-driven oppression (imprisonment and obstruction) as the visible cause that shapes public rumor, contrasting human tyranny with divine orchestration.

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

Vishnu’s sovereignty is implied: even under a king’s violent control, the incarnation narrative advances through concealed, providential means.