Shloka 43

ध्रुवस्य निर्वेदः — मन्त्रोपदेशः (ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय) तथा विष्ण्वाराधनविधिः

Devanagari script

परः पराणां पुरुषो यस्य तुष्टो जनार्दनः स प्राप्नोत्य् अक्षयं स्थानम् एतत् सत्यं मयोदितम्

Transliteration

paraḥ parāṇāṃ puruṣo yasya tuṣṭo janārdanaḥ sa prāpnoty akṣayaṃ sthānam etat satyaṃ mayoditam

Translation

He with whom Janārdana—the Supreme Person beyond all the exalted—is pleased, attains the imperishable abode. This is the truth as I have declared.

Word by Word

• परः: supreme, higher
• परः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (masc., nominative sg., adjective)

• पराणाम्: of the higher ones
• पराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन (masc., genitive pl.)

• पुरुषः: Person (Supreme Being)
• पुरुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (masc., nominative sg.)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (genitive sg., relative pronoun)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; तुष् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (past participle, masc. nom. sg.)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (masc., nominative sg.)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (masc., nominative sg., pronoun)

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (present indicative, 3rd sg.)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (neut., accusative sg.)

• स्थानम्: abode, state
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (neut., accusative sg.)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Vishaya (Topic/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (neut., nom./acc. sg., demonstrative)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Pratijna/Predicate (प्रतिज्ञा/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (neut., nom./acc. sg.)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (instrumental sg., 'by me')

• उदितम्: spoken, declared
• उदितम्: Pratijna/Predicate (प्रतिज्ञा/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदित (कृदन्त; वद्/उद्-इ धातु—प्रयोगे 'उद्+वद्' अर्थे 'उक्त')
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (past participle, neut. nom./acc. sg., 'said/uttered')

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Means to attain the imperishable highest abode through pleasing Janārdana

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: One who pleases Janārdana, the Supreme Person beyond all, attains the imperishable abode.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Cultivate steady worship and conduct aimed at pleasing the Lord rather than merely seeking results.

Vishishtadvaita: Liberation is granted by the personal Supreme (Janārdana) who is distinct yet the ultimate refuge for all selves.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Supreme Person (Purusha)

FAQs

What is the significance of attaining the 'akṣayaṃ sthānam' in the Vishnu Purana?

It indicates moksha—an imperishable, eternal abode/state attained when Vishnu (Janārdana) is pleased, emphasizing liberation as a grace-fruit rather than a merely worldly reward.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the means to liberation here?

Parāśara frames liberation as contingent on Janārdana’s satisfaction—implying devotion, surrender, and righteous living that culminate in divine grace leading to the imperishable abode.

What is the theological importance of calling Vishnu 'paraḥ parāṇāṃ puruṣaḥ' in this context?

It asserts Vishnu as the Supreme Reality beyond all exalted beings, aligning the verse with Vaishnava theism where the highest goal is communion with, and residence in, Vishnu’s eternal domain.