Shloka 9

ध्रुवस्य निर्वेदः — मन्त्रोपदेशः (ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय) तथा विष्ण्वाराधनविधिः

Devanagari script

एतद् राजासनं सर्वभूभृत्संश्रयकेतनम् योग्यं ममैव पुत्रस्य किम् आत्मा क्लिश्यते त्वया

Transliteration

etad rājāsanaṃ sarvabhūbhṛtsaṃśrayaketanam yogyaṃ mamaiva putrasya kim ātmā kliśyate tvayā

Translation

Ngai vàng này—nơi nương tựa và chỗ ngự của mọi bậc vua chúa trên cõi đất—thật ra thuộc về chính con trai ta. Vậy sao con còn dày vò lòng mình bằng nghi hoặc và sầu khổ?

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• राजासनम्: royal throne
• राजासनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (राज्ञः आसनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• सर्वभूभृत्संश्रयकेतनम्: a refuge and abode of all kings
• सर्वभूभृत्संश्रयकेतनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūbhṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃśraya (प्रातिपदिक) + ketana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां भूभृतां संश्रयः केतनं यस्य/यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• योग्यम्: fit; suitable
• योग्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• मम: of me; my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण-निपात) = emphatic particle (indeed/only)

• पुत्रस्य: of (my) son
• पुत्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• किम्: why?; what?
• किम्: Sambandha (Interrogative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रश्नार्थ-निपात (नपुंसक-रूपेण) = interrogative particle ‘why/what’

• आत्मा: self; mind
• आत्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• क्लिश्यते: is distressed; suffers
• क्लिश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kliś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

A reigning king (father) addressing another (in the dynastic succession narrative), urging acceptance of rightful kingship for his son

Characters & Entities

• Kings
• Royal throne (rājāsana)
• Dynastic succession

FAQs

What is the significance of the royal throne (rājāsana) in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse the throne is portrayed as a stabilizing seat of sovereignty—“a refuge for rulers”—signifying legitimate authority that upholds social order (dharma) through proper succession.

How does the Vishnu Purana frame doubt or hesitation in matters of duty?

The speaker treats hesitation as self-inflicted inner suffering—“why torment your heart?”—implying that clarity about rightful duty (here, succession) dissolves distress and restores order.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, Ansha 4 frames kingship and lineage within a Vishnu-governed moral cosmos: rightful sovereignty and orderly succession reflect the maintenance of dharma under the Supreme Reality.