Shloka 25

अविद्याबीज-निरूपणं, योगस्वरूप-उपदेशः, मूर्तहरिधारणा-समाधि, जनकवंशीय-राजर्षिसंवादः

Devanagari script

तद् एतत् कथितं बीजम् अविद्याया मया तव क्लेशानां च क्षयकरं योगाद् अन्यन् न विद्यते

Transliteration

tad etat kathitaṃ bījam avidyāyā mayā tava kleśānāṃ ca kṣayakaraṃ yogād anyan na vidyate

Translation

وهكذا قد بيّنتُ لك بذرة الأويدْيا (الجهل)؛ ولإفناء الكليشات (الآفات) لا يُعرف شيء يساوي اليوغا—فلا وسيلة سواها.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपे (this)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्म-विशेषण (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्र विशेषणरूपे

• कथितम्: has been told
• कथितम्: क्रिया/विधेय (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय (predicate adjective)

• बीजम्: seed, root-cause
• बीजम्: कर्ता (Grammatical subject of passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अविद्यायाः: of ignorance
• अविद्यायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: करण/कर्ता (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तव: to you, your
• तव: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (To you/for you; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• क्लेशानाम्: of afflictions
• क्लेशानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

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

• क्षयकरम्: causing destruction (removal)
• क्षयकरम्: विशेषण (Subject-qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षय-कर (प्रातिपदिक; क्षय + कर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (क्षयं करोति इति)

• योगात्: than yoga; apart from yoga
• योगात्: अपादान (Ablative comparison/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• विद्यते: exists, is found
• विद्यते: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; भावे/सत्तायाम् (to exist)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The ‘seed’ of avidyā and the sole effective means (yoga) for the destruction of kleśas

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Having disclosed the root of ignorance, Parāśara states that Yoga is the unsurpassed means for the exhaustion of afflictions.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Adopt a consistent yoga discipline—ethical restraints, meditation, and discernment—to weaken kleśas (reactivity, craving, fear) at their root.

Vishishtadvaita: Yoga is presented as a real soteriological means that purifies the jīva’s consciousness, preparing it for God-realization rather than asserting liberation as mere conceptual knowledge.

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Avidyā
• Kleśa

FAQs

What is the significance of avidyā (ignorance) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse identifies avidyā as the “seed” (bīja) underlying bondage and suffering; understanding it is essential because liberation requires uprooting this root-cause.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the removal of kleśas (afflictions)?

Parāśara states that kleśas are destroyed (kṣaya-kara) through Yoga, presenting it as the decisive method for inner purification and release.

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

Within the Vishnu Purana’s moksha-teaching frame, Yoga is meaningful as a God-centered discipline: it culminates in realization of the Supreme Reality—Vishnu—by dissolving ignorance and its afflictive consequences.