Shloka 17

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्न् आराधिते सर्गं चकारादौ प्रजापतिः तम् आराध्याच्युतं वृद्धिः प्रजानां वो भविष्यति

Transliteration

yasminn ārādhite sargaṃ cakārādau prajāpatiḥ tam ārādhyācyutaṃ vṛddhiḥ prajānāṃ vo bhaviṣyati

Translation

When He is worshipped—the Imperishable Lord—Prajāpati, in the beginning, brought forth creation itself. Therefore worship that Acyuta; by His grace, the increase of your progeny shall surely come to pass.

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in whom; in which
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरणार्थे (locative)

• आराधिते: when (he) was worshipped
• आराधिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√राध् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय; past passive participle), सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• सर्गम्: creation
• सर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• चकार: made; created
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• आदौ: in the beginning
• आदौ: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् अव्यय-प्रयोगः; सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial locative)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajapati (lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘प्रजानां पतिः’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having worshipped’

• अच्युतम्: Acyuta (the infallible one)
• अच्युतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तम् इति सर्वनामस्य विशेषणम्

• वृद्धिः: increase; prosperity
• वृद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• प्रजानाम्: of (your) progeny
• प्रजानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• वः: of you; your
• वः: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) वा चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), बहुवचन; अत्र षष्ठी ‘of you/your’

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; narrating the primacy of Vishnu as the source behind creation and prosperity)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Primary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda (universe)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Creation proceeds through Prajāpati only when the Imperishable Lord is worshipped—indicating Vishnu as the ultimate cause behind secondary creators.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: See all agency—personal or cosmic—as empowered by the Supreme, cultivating humility and devotion while pursuing results.

Vishishtadvaita: Secondary creation (Prajāpati) depends on the Supreme’s will; the world is real and ordered under Vishnu’s causality.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Acyuta)
• Prajapati

FAQs

What is the significance of Sarga (creation) in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

It states that even the act of creation by Prajāpati is enabled by worship of Vishnu, placing Vishnu as the supreme cause behind Sarga.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the link between worship and prosperity here?

He frames Acyuta’s worship as the condition for both cosmic generation (creation) and human flourishing—specifically the growth of one’s progeny/subjects.

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

Vishnu is presented as the unfailing sovereign foundation: other creator-functions operate under His supremacy, and devotion to Him yields order, increase, and well-being.