Shloka 33

Devanagari script

यत्रानपायी भगवान् हृद्य् आस्ते हरिर् ईश्वरः भङ्गो भवति वज्रस्य तत्र शूलस्य का कथा

Transliteration

yatrānapāyī bhagavān hṛdy āste harir īśvaraḥ bhaṅgo bhavati vajrasya tatra śūlasya kā kathā

Translation

Wo der unvergängliche Herr Hari, der Höchste Herrscher, im Herzen weilt und niemals weicht – dort zerschellt selbst der Donnerkeil; was könnte da ein bloßer Speer ausrichten?

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Relative location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

• अनपायी: not departing, ever-present
• अनपायी: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन-अपायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; नञ्-समास/negation (not departing) qualifying भगवान्

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्/हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• आस्ते: dwells
• आस्ते: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; apposition to भगवान्

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; apposition to भगवान्

• भङ्गः: breaking, destruction
• भङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• भवति: occurs / happens
• भवति: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वज्रस्य: of the thunderbolt
• वज्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• शूलस्य: of the spear/trident
• शूलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• का: what (kind of)?
• का: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun qualifying कथा

• कथा: talk, mention, question (of)
• कथा: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Why weapons and sorcery cannot harm a devotee when Hari dwells within

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When Hari, the imperishable Lord, abides as the indwelling ruler in the heart, all hostile powers—even the vajra—become ineffectual.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Cultivate constant remembrance (smaraṇa) and surrender (śaraṇāgati) so fear diminishes and adversity is met with steadiness.

Vishishtadvaita: Antaryāmin Hari is immanent in the jīva’s heart while remaining Īśvara; the devotee’s security rests on inseparable dependence (śeṣatva) on Him.

Prahlada Narrative

Phase: Divine-protection

Bhakti Quality: Antaryāmi-centered devotion: seeing Hari as inseparable indweller

Narasimha: Implicit: the bhakta is protected because Hari abides in the heart; sets the ground for Narasiṃha’s manifest intervention later

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)
• Heart (hṛd)

FAQs

What is the significance of Hari dwelling in the heart in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Hari as the non-departing inner Lord whose presence within the devotee becomes the highest protection, surpassing all external powers.

How does Sage Parāśara explain fearlessness for a devotee?

Parāśara frames fearlessness as arising from inner divine residence: if Hari is established in the heart, even the mightiest force (vajra) is rendered ineffective.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as Bhagavan and Īśvara—personally present, sovereign over all powers, and the ultimate refuge whose grace makes worldly threats insignificant.