Shloka 48

Devanagari script

प्राप्नोष्य् आराधिते विष्णौ मनसा यद् यद् इच्छसि त्रैलोक्यान्तर्गतं स्थानं किम् उ वत्सोत्तमोत्तमम्

Transliteration

prāpnoṣy ārādhite viṣṇau manasā yad yad icchasi trailokyāntargataṃ sthānaṃ kim u vatsottamottamam

Translation

When Viṣṇu is truly worshipped, by the very power of your intention you will obtain whatever you desire. O best of beloved children, what place within the three worlds could be beyond your reach?

Word by Word

• प्राप्नोषि: you will obtain / you obtain
• प्राप्नोषि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप् (धातु √प्राप्)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम् (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• आराधिते: when (he) is worshipped / in the worshipped (state)
• आराधिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative setting)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आराध् (धातु √आराध्)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle), सप्तमी-एकवचनम् (locative singular), नपुंसकलिङ्गे (agreeing with implied कर्म/अधिकरण)

• विष्णौ: in/with regard to Vishnu
• विष्णौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धे—यत्...तत् (correlative)

• यत्: whatever (indeed)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्; पुनरुक्तिः (emphatic repetition)

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु √इष्/इच्छ्)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• त्रैलोक्यान्तर्गतं: situated within the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यान्तर्गतं: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर्गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (trailokyasya antargatam), नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying स्थानम्)

• स्थानं: place, station
• स्थानं: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचनम्; प्रश्नार्थकं (interrogative)

• उ: indeed / then / pray
• उ: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), प्रश्न/अनुनयार्थक-बलवर्धकः

• वत्सोत्तमोत्तमम्: the very best, best of the best
• वत्सोत्तमोत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—कर्मधारयः (uttamānām uttamaḥ; ‘best of the best’), नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying स्थानम्/किम्)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating the episode; the line reflects the boon-assurance given in the Dhruva narrative)

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When Viṣṇu is properly worshipped, the devotee attains desired attainments within the three worlds through the efficacy of devotion and sankalpa aligned to Him.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate steady devotional practice with ethically guided intentions rather than scattered desire.

Vishishtadvaita: Grace-mediated attainment: the jīva’s will bears fruit when dependent on (śeṣa to) the Lord’s supremacy.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Dhruva
• The Three Worlds (Trailokya)

FAQs

What is the significance of attaining a 'place within the three worlds' in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals divinely sanctioned sovereignty and stability within the cosmos—status, protection, and recognition that even celestial realms fall under Viṣṇu’s dispensation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the power of worship (ārādhana) here?

He presents worship of Viṣṇu as efficacious at the level of intention itself—when devotion is firm, the devotee’s rightful aim is fulfilled because the Supreme Lord governs all attainments.

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

Viṣṇu is portrayed as the Supreme Reality and sovereign granter of all stations; nothing in the trailokya lies outside His authority, underscoring core Vaiṣṇava doctrine.