Shloka 20

प्रचेतसां तपः तथा विष्णु-स्तुतिः

The Pracetases’ Ocean Tapas and Hymn to Vishnu

Devanagari script

तत्रैव ते स्थिता देवम् एकाग्रमनसो हरिम् तुष्टुवुर् यः स्तुतः कामान् स्तोतुर् इष्टान् प्रयच्छति

Transliteration

tatraiva te sthitā devam ekāgramanaso harim tuṣṭuvur yaḥ stutaḥ kāmān stotur iṣṭān prayacchati

Translation

There they remained, their minds fixed in one-pointed concentration, and they praised Hari, the Divine Lord—He who, when hymned, grants the worshipper the heart’s desired aims.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — indeclinable adverb of place

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/अवधारण) — emphatic particle

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — pronoun ‘they’

• स्थिताः: standing/remaining
• स्थिताः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — past participle ‘standing/remaining’

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular

• एकाग्रमनसः: with concentrated minds
• एकाग्रमनसः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाग्र + मनस् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारय) ‘एकाग्रं मनः यस्य/येषाम्’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — adjective agreeing with ‘ते’

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

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन — ‘they praised’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — relative pronoun

• स्तुतः: (when) praised
• स्तुतः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘praised’ (predicate to ‘यः’)

• कामान्: desires/boons
• कामान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — accusative plural

• स्तोतुः: of the praiser
• स्तोतुः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular

• इष्टान्: desired
• इष्टान्: Karman (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √इष्/इच्छ् + क्त)
• Form: क्तान्त विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — agreeing with ‘कामान्’

• प्रयच्छति: bestows
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘he gives/bestows’

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Single-pointed praise of Hari, offered with gathered mind, becomes efficacious because the Lord graciously grants the devotee’s desired ends.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate ekāgratā in japa/stotra and align desires with dharma before petitioning the Lord.

Vishishtadvaita: The personal Lord responds to devotion with real grace (prasāda) while remaining the supreme, independent giver of fruits.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)
• Devas (as collective worshippers)

FAQs

What is the significance of one-pointedness (ekāgratā) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

It highlights that true praise of Hari is not merely verbal; it is rooted in concentrated, undistracted devotion, which becomes the condition for receiving divine grace.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the fruit of praising Vishnu here?

Parāśara states that Hari, when praised, grants the praiser the desired aims—presenting Vishnu as the conscious, sovereign giver of results rather than an impersonal force.

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

Vishnu is portrayed as the Supreme Lord who actively responds to devotion, reinforcing a bhakti-centered vision aligned with Vaishnava theism where grace flows from the personal Divine.