Shloka 95

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

ये च त्वां मानवाः प्रातः सायं च सुसमाहिताः कीर्तयिष्यन्ति तेषां च महत् पुण्यं भविष्यति

Transliteration

ye ca tvāṃ mānavāḥ prātaḥ sāyaṃ ca susamāhitāḥ kīrtayiṣyanti teṣāṃ ca mahat puṇyaṃ bhaviṣyati

Translation

And those human beings who, with a well-collected mind, will praise you morning and evening—great spiritual merit shall indeed arise for them.

Word by Word

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

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

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• मानवाः: people, men
• मानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: morning)

• सायम्: in the evening
• सायम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सायम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: evening)

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

• सुसमाहिताः: well-composed, attentive
• सुसमाहिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + सम् + आ + धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘मानवाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कीर्तयिष्यन्ति: will praise, will glorify
• कीर्तयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (धातु; √कीर्त् causative)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

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

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘पुण्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; devotional instruction framed as Vishnu-stuti context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Twice-daily, focused praise (kīrtana) generates great puṇya and steadies the mind in devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Adopt a simple morning-evening practice (names, stotra, or japa) with attention rather than haste.

Vishishtadvaita: Devotion as an accessible upāya: the Lord’s grace responds to sincere, disciplined remembrance by embodied souls.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Human beings (mānavāḥ)

FAQs

What is the significance of praising Vishnu morning and evening in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents twice-daily remembrance and glorification of Vishnu as a disciplined devotional practice that generates great puṇya (spiritual merit).

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of mental concentration (susamāhita) in devotion?

Parāśara links the fruit of devotion not merely to recitation, but to a composed, attentive mind—suggesting inner alignment is essential for worship to bear spiritual results.

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

Vishnu is treated as the supreme refuge and worthy object of constant praise; devotion to him is portrayed as a direct means to accrue merit and uphold dharmic order.