Shloka 100

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

त्रैलोक्याश्रयतां प्राप्तं परं स्थानं स्थिरायति स्थानं प्राप्ता परं कृत्वा या कुक्षिविवरे ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

trailokyāśrayatāṃ prāptaṃ paraṃ sthānaṃ sthirāyati sthānaṃ prāptā paraṃ kṛtvā yā kukṣivivare dhruvam

Translation

Nachdem er die höchste Stätte erlangt hat, die den drei Welten zur Zuflucht wird, verweilt er dort in unerschütterlicher Festigkeit. In diesem erhabensten Zustand wurde er als Dhruva—unwandelbarer Drehpunkt—im kosmischen Gefüge als Stütze für alles eingesetzt.

Word by Word

• त्रैलोक्य: of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्य: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: त्रि + लोक (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष; 'three worlds'), समासपूर्वपद

• आश्रयताम्: dependence/support (as refuge) of the three worlds
• आश्रयताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रयता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: त्रैलोक्य + आश्रयता (तत्पुरुष), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• प्राप्तम्: attained
• प्राप्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• स्थानम्: place, station
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• स्थिरायति: makes firm/establishes
• स्थिरायति: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्थिराय (धातु; नामधातु from स्थिर)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• स्थानम्: place, station
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• प्राप्ता: having attained
• प्राप्ता: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्यय-भाव

• या: she who
• या: Karta (Subject of relative clause/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine); सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• कुक्षि: womb
• कुक्षि: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कुक्षि + विवर (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष), समासपूर्वपद

• विवरे: in the cavity
• विवरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपद (कुक्षिविवर), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• ध्रुवम्: Dhruva
• ध्रुवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The nature of Dhruva’s ‘parama-sthāna’ as a cosmic support for the three worlds

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dhruva’s supreme station is portrayed as the stable support of the three worlds, teaching that spiritual steadfastness becomes a pillar within cosmic order.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Choose one sustaining practice (nāma-japa, daily worship, ethical vow) and keep it immovable amid life’s rotations, like Dhruva amid the sky.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord assigns real, meaningful cosmic roles to finite selves; stability in the cosmos mirrors stability in surrender—difference remains, yet all functions within the Lord’s governance.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Three Worlds (Trailokya)
• Vishnu (implicit as the granter of the supreme station)

FAQs

What is the significance of Dhruva’s ‘supreme station’ in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Dhruva’s position as the fixed, highest support-point for the three worlds—an eternal cosmic role granted through divine grace and steadfast devotion.

How does Sage Parāśara explain cosmic stability through Dhruva?

By describing Dhruva as ‘fixed’ in the supreme station, Parāśara frames universal order as anchored by a divinely established axis, making steadiness itself a theological and cosmological principle.

What is Lord Vishnu’s theological importance in this context?

Even when not named directly, Vishnu is implied as the Supreme Sovereign who bestows the highest, unwavering abode—showing that cosmic rank and stability ultimately rest on Vishnu’s will and grace.