Shloka 45

प्रचेतसां तपः तथा विष्णु-स्तुतिः

The Pracetases’ Ocean Tapas and Hymn to Vishnu

Devanagari script

ततः प्रसन्नो भगवांस् तेषाम् अन्तर्जले हरिः ददौ दर्शनम् उन्निद्रनीलोत्पलदलच्छविः

Transliteration

tataḥ prasanno bhagavāṃs teṣām antarjale hariḥ dadau darśanam unnidranīlotpaladalacchaviḥ

Translation

Then the Blessed Lord Hari, pleased with them, revealed Himself within the waters—His radiance like the freshly opened petals of the dark-blue lotus—granting them direct vision of the Supreme.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: 'तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्' (thereupon/then)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक; √सद्/सद् + प्र- उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) = 'pleased/serene'

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेष्य (the Lord)

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

• अन्तर्जले: in the waters
• अन्तर्जले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर् + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अन्तः + जले); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण = 'in the water/within the waters'

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ददौ: gave, granted
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (दाने)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दर्शनम्: a vision, appearance
• दर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• उन्निद्रनीलोत्पलदलच्छविः: having the hue of a fully-bloomed blue-lotus petal
• उन्निद्रनीलोत्पलदलच्छविः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उन्निद्र + नील + उत्पल + दल + छवि (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (हरिः/भगवान्) = 'whose complexion is like the petal of a fully-bloomed blue lotus'

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When devotion ripens and the Lord is pleased (prasanna), He grants direct vision, showing grace as the decisive factor in realization.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Sustain steady sādhana with humility; treat moments of inner clarity as gifts to be received, not achievements to be claimed.

Vishishtadvaita: The transcendent Lord freely becomes perceptible within the world, affirming His immanence without losing supremacy.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the significance of darśana (divine vision) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents darśana as a gift of grace: when Hari is pleased, He personally reveals Himself, turning devotion into direct encounter with the Supreme Lord.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine revelation in this context?

Parāśara frames revelation as relational and devotional—Hari becomes 'prasanna' (pleased) and then 'dadau darśanam' (grants vision), emphasizing God’s sovereignty in self-disclosure.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu (Hari) is portrayed as Bhagavān—the supreme, personal Reality—whose compassionate will enables devotees to behold Him, reinforcing a core Vaishnava view of God as both transcendent and accessible.