Shloka 15

प्रचेतसां तपः तथा विष्णु-स्तुतिः

The Pracetases’ Ocean Tapas and Hymn to Vishnu

Devanagari script

तस्मात् प्रजाविवृद्ध्यर्थं सर्वभूतप्रभुं हरिम् आराधयत गोविन्दं यदि सिद्धिम् अभीप्सथ

Transliteration

tasmāt prajāvivṛddhyarthaṃ sarvabhūtaprabhuṃ harim ārādhayata govindaṃ yadi siddhim abhīpsatha

Translation

Therefore, if you desire true accomplishment, worship Govinda—Hari, the Lord of all beings—for the increase and flourishing of progeny.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that reason
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तस्मात्-प्रयोगः), अपादानार्थक-निपातवत्; ‘therefore/from that (reason)’

• प्रजा-विवृद्धि-अर्थम्: for the purpose of increase of progeny
• प्रजा-विवृद्धि-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + विवृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थकं (अर्थम् = for the sake of)

• सर्व-भूत-प्रभुम्: the lord of all beings
• सर्व-भूत-प्रभुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘सर्वेषां भूतानां प्रभुः’

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आराधयत: worship (you all)
• आराधयत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√राध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda
• गोविन्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक-निपात (conditional particle)

• सिद्धिम्: success; attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अभीप्सथ: you (all) desire
• अभीप्सथ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√आप्/√ईप्स् (धातु; desiderative sense ‘to desire’)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya, presenting the Purāṇic teaching)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All success—especially the flourishing of progeny—arises from worship of Govinda, the Lord of all beings.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Offer daily prayer and intentional service to Vishnu while dedicating family aims to dharma rather than mere desire.

Vishishtadvaita: The Supreme Person is the accessible bestower of worldly fruits without ceasing to be the transcendent Lord.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Govinda

FAQs

What is the significance of prajā-vivṛddhi (increase of progeny/subjects) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames social and familial flourishing as aligned with dharma and achieved through devotion to Vishnu, the Lord of all beings.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the means to siddhi (attainment)?

Parāśara presents ārādhana (worship/propitiation) of Govinda as the direct means to success, implying that divine sovereignty underwrites all outcomes.

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

Vishnu is identified as sarvabhūtaprabhu (Lord of all beings), indicating Supreme Lordship where devotion becomes both spiritually elevating and practically fruitful.