Shloka 83

Devanagari script

यत् त्वया प्रार्थितं स्थानम् एतत् प्राप्स्यति वै भवान् त्वयाहं तोषितः पूर्वम् अन्यजन्मनि बालक

Transliteration

yat tvayā prārthitaṃ sthānam etat prāpsyati vai bhavān tvayāhaṃ toṣitaḥ pūrvam anyajanmani bālaka

Translation

The station you have prayed for—truly, you shall attain it. For you have pleased Me before as well, O child, in another birth.

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Karta (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• प्रार्थितम्: requested; prayed for
• प्रार्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रार्थित (कृदन्त; √अर्थ् धातु, प्र- उपसर्ग; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, कर्मणि/भूतकर्मणि

• स्थानम्: abode; place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्राप्स्यति: will obtain
• प्राप्स्यति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/indeed)

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; आदरार्थे द्वितीयपुरुषार्थकः

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Karta (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तोषितः: pleased; satisfied
• तोषितः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तोषित (कृदन्त; √तुष् धातु, णिजन्त तोषय-, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, भूतकर्मणि; अहम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पूर्वम्: formerly; before
• पूर्वम्: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (formerly/before)

• अन्यजन्मनि: in another birth
• अन्यजन्मनि: Adhikarana (Locus/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अन्यस्य जन्म)

• बालक: O child
• बालक: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (appearing before Dhruva and granting the boon)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the Lord grants the prayed-for supreme station, including the role of past-life devotion and divine satisfaction.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s promise (vara) is grounded in both present prayer and prior-life devotion that has already pleased Him.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Persist in devotion even when results seem delayed; spiritual effort carries across lives and ripens by divine favor.

Vishishtadvaita: Emphasizes personal Godhead who freely bestows the goal, while acknowledging continuity of the jīva’s devotion across births under His governance.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Dhruva

FAQs

What is the significance of Dhruva’s requested “station” in the Vishnu Purana?

It signifies an imperishable, divinely sanctioned status (Dhruva-sthāna), showing that steadfast devotion can culminate in an enduring cosmic position granted by Vishnu.

How does the Vishnu Purana explain the role of previous births in spiritual attainment?

This verse states that Vishnu was pleased by the devotee in a prior birth, indicating continuity of merit and devotion across lives and the maturation of past spiritual impressions.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is presented as the supreme, personal Reality who responds to devotion, governs destiny, and dispenses lasting spiritual and cosmic outcomes through grace.