Shloka 35

Devanagari script

स्तोत्रस्यास्यावसाने तु ददृशुः परमेश्वरम् शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिं गरुडस्थं सुरा हरिम्

Transliteration

stotrasyāsyāvasāne tu dadṛśuḥ parameśvaram śaṅkhacakragadāpāṇiṃ garuḍasthaṃ surā harim

Translation

ولمّا انتهت تلك الترتيلة أبصر الآلهةُ الإلهَ الأعلى—هري—جالسًا على غارودا، وفي يديه الصدفة والقرص والمِقْمَعَة؛ سيّدُ الديفات تجلّى لهم عيانًا.

Word by Word

• stotrasya: of the hymn
• stotrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Case 6), एकवचन

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Case 6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• avasāne: at the end
• avasāne: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avasāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Case 7), एकवचन

• tu: then
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक-निपात (particle: but/then)

• dadṛśuḥ: they saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• parameśvaram: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन

• śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-pāṇim: having conch, discus, and mace in (his) hand(s)
• śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-pāṇim: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṅkha (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (śaṅkha-cakra-gadā yasya pāṇau); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• garuḍastham: seated on Garuḍa
• garuḍastham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garuḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (garuḍe sthaḥ); stha = कृदन्त (from √sthā), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• surāḥ: the gods
• surāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), बहुवचन

• harim: Hari
• harim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)
• Garuḍa
• Devas (Surāḥ)

FAQs

What is the significance of a stotra ending in darśana (a vision) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames the hymn as spiritually efficacious: sincere praise culminates in direct revelation of Hari, showing bhakti as a means to experiential knowledge of the Supreme.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Supreme Lord’s accessibility in this episode?

By narrating that the devas “beheld” Parameśvara at the hymn’s end, Parāśara presents Vishnu as personally responsive—transcendent yet willing to manifest when properly invoked.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu being described with śaṅkha, cakra, and gadā here?

The attributes mark Vishnu as the sovereign protector and regulator of dharma and cosmic order; the devas’ vision underscores that Hari is the highest Lord (Parameśvara), not merely one deity among others.