Shloka 7
विष्ण्वाराधन-फलम् तथा वर्णधर्माः
Worship of Vishnu through Varṇa-dharma
यद् यद् इच्छति यावच् च फलम् आराधिते ऽच्युते तत् तद् आप्नोति राजेन्द्र भूरि स्वल्पम् अथापि वा
yad yad icchati yāvac ca phalam ārādhite 'cyute tat tad āpnoti rājendra bhūri svalpam athāpi vā
Was immer jemand begehrt und welchen Lohn er auch sucht—verehrt er den Unvergänglichen Acyuta, o bester der Könige, so erlangt er genau diesen Lohn, sei er groß oder gering.
Sage Parāśara (teaching within the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue; the vocative 'rājendra' evokes the archetypal royal addressee used in Purāṇic instruction)
Concept: अच्युतस्य आराधने साधकः यथेष्टं फलं—महद् वा अल्पं वा—प्राप्नोति इति भगवत्प्रसाद-निश्चयः।
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: प्रार्थनायां स्पष्टता, कृतज्ञता, तथा फल-समर्पणं (ईश्वरार्पणबुद्धि) अभ्यासयेत्।
Vishishtadvaita: भगवत्कृपा-प्रधानता—फलप्राप्तिः परमपुरुषस्य प्रसादाधीन इति (सेष-सेषिभाव-सूचनम्)।
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Dasya
FAQs
This verse presents Vishnu (Acyuta) as the dependable sovereign of karmic outcomes: sincere worship connects the devotee to the Lord who can bestow the sought result, whether worldly or higher.
Parāśara frames worship as efficacious and proportionate to intention—whatever fruit is intended, that fruit is obtained—highlighting Vishnu’s lordship over both abundance and limitation.
Vishnu is portrayed as the supreme, unfailing reality (Acyuta) whose grace governs attainment; devotion is not merely ritual but a relationship to the ultimate source of all results.