Shloka 22

Devanagari script

ततः प्रीतः स भगवान् वसिष्ठो मुनिसत्तमः संप्राप्तश् च तदा तत्र पुलस्त्यो ब्रह्मणः सुतः

Transliteration

tataḥ prītaḥ sa bhagavān vasiṣṭho munisattamaḥ saṃprāptaś ca tadā tatra pulastyo brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ

Translation

Thereupon the revered Vasiṣṭha, best among sages, was filled with joy; and at that very time Pulastya, the son of Brahmā, arrived there as well.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः—क्रम/कारणवाचक (then/thereupon)

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘प्रीत’; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• भगवान्: the venerable one
• भगवान्: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• मुनिसत्तमः: the best of sages
• मुनिसत्तमः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मुनिषु सत्तमः = best among sages)

• संप्राप्तः: arrived
• संप्राप्तः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘संप्राप्त’; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; अर्थे—आगतः (having arrived)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Setting the scene for Pulastya’s arrival and the bestowal of instruction/boon to Parāśara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Pulastya
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the significance of Pulastya’s arrival in the Vishnu Purana?

Pulastya’s presence signals an authoritative rishi lineage (as Brahmā’s son) through which Purāṇic knowledge is preserved and transmitted, strengthening the credibility of the teaching context.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the flow of sacred knowledge in this setting?

By foregrounding eminent sages like Vasiṣṭha and Pulastya, the narrative emphasizes paramparā—knowledge moving through recognized seers—before unfolding Vishnu-centered cosmology and dharma.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in a verse, the Purāṇa frames its revelation through rishis and Brahmā’s lineage to present Vishnu’s sovereignty as the ultimate ground of cosmic order and sacred instruction.