Shloka 1

देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्

Devanagari script

नृपाणां कथितः सर्वो भवता वंशविस्तरः वंशानुचरितं चैव यथावद् अनुवर्णितम्

Transliteration

nṛpāṇāṃ kathitaḥ sarvo bhavatā vaṃśavistaraḥ vaṃśānucaritaṃ caiva yathāvad anuvarṇitam

Translation

آپ نے بادشاہوں کے نسب ناموں کا پورا پھیلاؤ بیان کیا اور ان شاہی سلسلوں کی پے در پے تاریخ بھی جیسا بیان ہونا چاہیے ویسے ہی درست طور پر بیان کی۔

Word by Word

• नृपाणाम्: of kings
• नृपाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• कथितः: has been told/narrated
• कथितः: Karma (Object predicate/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वः: entire, all
• सर्वः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वंशविस्तरः: the expansion/account of the lineage
• वंशविस्तरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वंशस्य विस्तारः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वंशानुचरितम्: the subsequent history of the lineage
• वंशानुचरितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुचरित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (वंशस्य अनुचरितम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• यथावत्: properly, as it should be
• यथावत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• अनुवर्णितम्: has been described in detail
• अनुवर्णितम्: Karma (Object predicate/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + वर्ण् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

Speaker

Maitreya (addressing Sage Parāśara)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Maitreya

Topic: Having heard the full royal genealogies, Maitreya signals completion and prepares to inquire into Viṣṇu’s descent in the Yadu line.

Teaching: Historical

Quality: respectful, transitional

Characters & Entities

• Kings (nṛpāḥ)
• Royal dynasties (vaṁśa)

FAQs

What is the significance of royal genealogies (vaṁśa-vistara) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse marks that the dynastic expansions and their sequential histories have been properly completed, establishing continuity and legitimacy before moving to the Krishna-centered narrative.

How does Sage Parāśara structure the teaching to Maitreya in this section?

The dialogue proceeds in ordered stages—first genealogies and the deeds tied to each lineage—so the later events (including Krishna’s advent) are grounded in a clear historical and cosmic sequence.

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

By closing the dynastic record and preparing for Krishna’s life, the text frames history as guided by Vishnu’s sovereignty—divine descent (avatāra) enters a world whose lineages and order have been carefully established.