Shloka 13

Devanagari script

शुद्धे च तासां मनसि शुद्धे ऽन्तःसंस्थिते हरौ शुद्धज्ञानं प्रपश्यन्ति विष्ण्वाख्यं येन तत् पदम्

Transliteration

śuddhe ca tāsāṃ manasi śuddhe 'ntaḥsaṃsthite harau śuddhajñānaṃ prapaśyanti viṣṇvākhyaṃ yena tat padam

Translation

Und wenn ihr Geist gereinigt ist — wenn der reine Hari im Innern fest gegründet ist — dann schauen sie makelloses Wissen, durch das der höchste Zustand erlangt wird, der Viṣṇu genannt wird.

Word by Word

• शुद्धे: in (the) pure
• शुद्धे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; मनसि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• तासाम्: of them
• तासाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• मनसि: in the mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शुद्धे: in the pure
• शुद्धे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; हरौ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अन्तःसंस्थिते: dwelling within
• अन्तःसंस्थिते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय) + संस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समासः (अन्तः संस्थितः)

• हरौ: in Hari
• हरौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शुद्धज्ञानम्: pure knowledge
• शुद्धज्ञानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (शुद्धं ज्ञानम्)

• प्रपश्यन्ति: behold, perceive
• प्रपश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पश्य् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विष्ण्वाख्यम्: called 'Viṣṇu'
• विष्ण्वाख्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (विष्णु-आख्यं = विष्णु-नामकं)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पदम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पदम्: state, abode
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How purification enables Hari to be established within and yields viṣṇu-jñāna leading to the supreme state

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When the mind is purified and Hari is established within, one beholds stainless knowledge by which the supreme state—called Viṣṇu—is attained.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Prioritize inner purification (ethical living, mantra, satsanga) so that remembrance of Hari becomes steady and transformative.

Vishishtadvaita: Explicit antaryāmin doctrine—Hari ‘within’—supports Viśiṣṭādvaita’s immanent Lord who grants liberating knowledge while remaining transcendent as Viṣṇu-pada.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of mind-purification in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents purity of mind as the condition in which Hari becomes inwardly established, enabling direct perception of “pure knowledge” that leads to liberation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the means to the highest state?

Parāśara links realization to an inner transformation: when the mind is purified and Hari abides within, liberating knowledge naturally dawns and reveals the supreme station.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is not only the deity worshiped outwardly but the supreme reality and final “state/abode” (padam) realized inwardly through purified awareness.