Shloka 1

वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्

Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth

Devanagari script

ध्रुवाच् छिष्टिं च भव्यं च भव्याच् छंभुर् व्यजायत शिष्टेर् आधत्त सुच्छाया पञ्च पुत्रान् अकल्मषान्

Transliteration

dhruvāc chiṣṭiṃ ca bhavyaṃ ca bhavyāc chaṃbhur vyajāyata śiṣṭer ādhatta succhāyā pañca putrān akalmaṣān

Translation

Mula kay Dhruva ay isinilang sina Chiṣṭi at Bhavya; at mula kay Bhavya ay isinilang si Śambhu. Mula kay Chiṣṭi, sa asawa niyang si Succhāyā, ay ipinanganak ang limang anak na lalaking walang dungis ng kasalanan.

Word by Word

• ध्रुवात्: from Dhruva
• ध्रुवात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• शिष्टिम्: (named) Śiṣṭi
• शिष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भव्यम्: (named) Bhavya
• भव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भव्यात्: from Bhavya
• भव्यात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• शम्भुः: Śambhu
• शम्भुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• व्यजायत: was born/arose
• व्यजायत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: वि

• शिष्टेः: of Śiṣṭi
• शिष्टेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• आदत्त: took/received (begot)
• आदत्त: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: आ

• सुच्छाया: Succhāyā (the wife)
• सुच्छाया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (अव्यय-उपसर्ग) + छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु-छाया = शोभना छाया यस्याः/या)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च (अव्यय/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: संख्या-अव्यय (cardinal numeral, indeclinable in common use)

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अकल्मषान्: spotless, sinless
• अकल्मषान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्) + कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; नञ्-समासार्थ (कल्मषरहितान्)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Genealogy of Dhruva’s descendants and continuation of royal/progenitor lines.

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: authoritative

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Śiṣṭācāra (conduct of the righteous ‘śiṣṭa’) and purity of lineage (akalmaṣa).

Key Kings: Dhruva, Chiṣṭi, Bhavya, Śambhu, Succhāyā

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Chiṣṭi
• Bhavya
• Śambhu
• Succhāyā

FAQs

What is the significance of Dhruva’s lineage in the Vishnu Purana?

Dhruva’s descendants anchor the early royal genealogies of the Sarga portion, showing how dharma and orderly kingship are transmitted through named lineages.

How does Sage Parāśara explain genealogies to Maitreya in this section?

Parāśara presents a sequential father-to-son record—often adding spouses and moral qualifiers—so Maitreya can trace the unfolding of cosmic and social order through dynasties.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in a verse, the Vishnu Purana frames dynastic continuity as part of Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty—preserving order (dharma) through time and progeny.