Shloka 2

वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्

Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth

Devanagari script

रिपुं रिपुञ्जयं विप्रं वृकलं वृकतेजसम् रिपोर् आधत्त बृहती चाक्षुषं सर्वतेजसम्

Transliteration

ripuṃ ripuñjayaṃ vipraṃ vṛkalaṃ vṛkatejasam ripor ādhatta bṛhatī cākṣuṣaṃ sarvatejasam

Translation

由利普生出利普旃阇耶、毗婆罗、弗里迦罗与弗里迦提迦斯；又由利普生出布里哈蒂与具足诸辉光的恰克舒沙。

Word by Word

• रिपुम्: (named) Ripu
• रिपुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रिपुञ्जयम्: Ripunjaya (conqueror of foes)
• रिपुञ्जयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक) + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (रिपून् जयति इति)

• विप्रम्: Vipra
• विप्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वृकलम्: Vṛkala
• वृकलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वृकतेजसम्: wolf-radiant/with wolf-like vigor
• वृकतेजसम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृक (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वृकस्य तेजः यस्य)

• रिपोः: of Ripu
• रिपोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• बृहती: Bṛhatī (the wife)
• बृहती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• आक्षुषम्: Ākṣuṣa
• आक्षुषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आक्षुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वतेजसम्: all-radiant, of complete splendor
• सर्वतेजसम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वं तेजः यस्य)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating genealogies and Manvantara succession) to Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Continuation of Dhruva’s line through Ripu and the emergence of Cākṣuṣa.

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: authoritative

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Tejas (vigor) disciplined for progenitive duty and social order.

Key Kings: Ripu, Ripuñjaya, Vipra, Vṛkala, Vṛkatejas, Bṛhatī, Cākṣuṣa

Characters & Entities

• Ripu
• Ripuñjaya
• Vipra
• Vṛkala
• Vṛkatejas
• Bṛhatī
• Cākṣuṣa

FAQs

What is the significance of Cākṣuṣa in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse places Cākṣuṣa within a specific lineage, linking a named progenitor to the broader Cākṣuṣa Manvantara framework used by the Purāṇa to organize cosmic time and governance.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Manvantara cycle through genealogy?

Parāśara uses successions of names—fathers, descendants, and key figures—to anchor each Manvantara in a traceable human-divine administration, turning cosmic chronology into a lineage-based narrative.

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

Even when listing descendants, the Vishnu Purana’s underlying premise is that orderly succession and the radiance (tejas) of rulers arise within Vishnu’s sovereign cosmic order, by which ages and their governors are sustained.