Shloka 92

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

सप्तर्षीणाम् अशेषाणां ये च वैमानिकाः सुराः सर्वेषाम् उपरि स्थानं तव दत्तं मया ध्रुव

Transliteration

saptarṣīṇām aśeṣāṇāṃ ye ca vaimānikāḥ surāḥ sarveṣām upari sthānaṃ tava dattaṃ mayā dhruva

Translation

Above all the Seven Sages without exception, and above even the celestial gods who roam in their vimānas, O Dhruva, I have granted you a station higher than them all.

Word by Word

• सप्तर्षीणाम्: of the seven sages
• सप्तर्षीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः द्विगुः (सप्त + ऋषि)

• अशेषाणाम्: of all, without remainder
• अशेषाणाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• वैमानिकाः: celestial beings of the aerial cars
• वैमानिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैमानिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (of them)
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सामान्य), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• उपरि: above
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition/adverb)

• स्थानम्: place, station
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karma (Object described/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स्थानम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• ध्रुव: O Dhruva
• ध्रुव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (addressing Dhruva)

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Single-minded devotion can elevate a mortal to an imperishable cosmic station surpassing even exalted devas and ṛṣis.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Maintain steady daily devotion with a clear goal and unwavering discipline despite social comparison.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord freely bestows graded, real abodes/status within His ordered cosmos, affirming a personal Giver and dependent selves.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Dhruva
• Saptarshi (Seven Sages)
• Devas (Vaimanikas)

FAQs

What is the significance of Dhruva’s position above the Saptarishis in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse declares Dhruva’s station as superior even to the Seven Sages and the vimāna-dwelling devas, highlighting that Vishnu’s grace can place a devotee beyond the highest cosmic ranks.

How does the Vishnu Purana explain divine hierarchy through this verse?

By naming sages (Saptarishis) and celestial gods (Vaimānikas) and then placing Dhruva above them, the text frames the universe as an ordered hierarchy ultimately governed by Vishnu’s will.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu appears as the Supreme Reality and sovereign giver of cosmic stations, showing that ultimate authority and liberation-like exaltation depend on his grace rather than merely on celestial status.