Shloka 94

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

सुनीतिर् अपि ते माता त्वदासन्नातिनिर्मला विमाने तारका भूत्वा तावत्कालं निवत्स्यति

Transliteration

sunītir api te mātā tvadāsannātinirmalā vimāne tārakā bhūtvā tāvatkālaṃ nivatsyati

Translation

And Sunīti too—your mother—made utterly pure by her nearness to you, shall dwell for that same span of time in a celestial car, transformed into a shining star.

Word by Word

• सुनीतिः: Sunīti
• सुनीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: ‘also/even’)

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

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्वदासन्नातिनिर्मला: very pure, being close to you
• त्वदासन्नातिनिर्मला: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् + आसन्न + अति + निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (त्वद्-आसन्ना + अति-निर्मला) ; ‘माता’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• विमाने: in an aerial car
• विमाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तारका: a star
• तारका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having become’

• तावत्कालम्: for that duration
• तावत्कालम्: Karma (Extent of time/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तावत् + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (तावत्-कालम् = for that long a time)

• निवत्स्यति: will dwell
• निवत्स्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya, within the Dhruva episode)

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Association with a pure devotee purifies and elevates even family members to luminous divine states.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Seek satsanga and support the devotion of loved ones; let proximity to dharma reshape one’s character.

Vishishtadvaita: Grace flows through relational nearness within the Lord’s real cosmos—souls uplift one another under His dispensation.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari (name)

Bhakti Type: Vatsalya (parental)

Characters & Entities

• Sunīti
• Dhruva

FAQs

What is the significance of Sunīti becoming a star in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Sunīti’s elevation as a fruit of association with Dhruva’s devotion—her purity and status are expressed cosmologically as a stellar abode, reinforcing that devotion reshapes destiny across worlds.

How does Sage Parāśara explain purification through proximity to a devotee?

Parāśara frames Sunīti’s transformation as arising from ‘being near’ Dhruva—implying that contact with unwavering bhakti sanctifies even family members, and that such sanctity is acknowledged in the ordered heavens.

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

The verse supports a Vaishnava vision of divine sovereignty: Vishnu’s grace, accessed through steadfast devotion, grants lasting cosmic stations—showing the Supreme Lord as the dispenser of order, reward, and spiritual elevation.