Shloka 80

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

किं वा सर्वजगत्स्रष्टः प्रसन्ने त्वयि दुर्लभम् त्वत्प्रसादफलं भुङ्क्ते त्रैलोक्यं मघवान् अपि

Transliteration

kiṃ vā sarvajagatsraṣṭaḥ prasanne tvayi durlabham tvatprasādaphalaṃ bhuṅkte trailokyaṃ maghavān api

Translation

O Creator of all the worlds—when You are gracious, what could ever remain unattainable? Even Maghavān (Indra) enjoys the three worlds only as the fruit of Your favor.

Word by Word

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• वा: indeed/or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive/particle)

• सर्वजगत्स्रष्टः: O creator of the whole world
• सर्वजगत्स्रष्टः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्रष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वस्य जगतः स्रष्टा)

• प्रसन्ने: when (you are) pleased
• प्रसन्ने: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) 'प्रसन्न'; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• त्वयि: in/with respect to you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् (अव्यय) + लभ्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• त्वत्प्रसादफलम्: the fruit of your grace
• त्वत्प्रसादफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्वत्-प्रसादस्य फलम्)

• भुङ्क्ते: enjoys/partakes
• भुङ्क्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयः लोकाः)

• मघवान्: Maghavan (Indra)
• मघवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (इन्द्र-नाम)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि = 'even/also'

Speaker

Devotee/praiser within the Parasara–Maitreya narrative frame (a stotra-style address to Vishnu in Adhyaya 12)

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All lordship and enjoyment—even Indra’s rule over the three worlds—derives solely from Viṣṇu’s prasāda; nothing is intrinsically unattainable when He is pleased.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Replace anxiety about outcomes with God-centered effort: do one’s duty and offer results to the Lord, trusting that capacity and fruit come by grace.

Vishishtadvaita: Jagat-kāraṇatva and īśvaratva: the Supreme is the ultimate cause and governor; all secondary powers operate as dependent instruments (śeṣa) of Him.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Indra (Maghavan)
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the significance of divine grace (prasāda) in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

The verse teaches that even the highest attainable status—rule over the three worlds—depends entirely on Vishnu’s favor; grace is portrayed as the real source of success and authority.

How does Sage Parasara’s narrative frame support the meaning of this hymn-like verse?

Within the Parasara–Maitreya dialogue, such stotra passages reinforce doctrine through praise: they depict Vishnu as the ultimate cause behind cosmic hierarchy, making even Indra’s position derivative.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Reality who grants and sustains all dominion; worldly and heavenly powers are not independent but function as outcomes of His sovereign will.