Shloka 77

प्रह्लादचरितम् (हिरण्यकशिपोः स्वर्गापहरणं, प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुभक्तिः, उपदेशः)

Devanagari script

तद् एतद् वो मयाख्यातं यदि जानीत नानृतम् तद् अस्मत्प्रीतये विष्णुः स्मर्यतां बन्धमुक्तिदः

Transliteration

tad etad vo mayākhyātaṃ yadi jānīta nānṛtam tad asmatprītaye viṣṇuḥ smaryatāṃ bandhamuktidaḥ

Translation

Thus have I declared this to you. If you know it to be no falsehood, then—for my satisfaction—remember Lord Viṣṇu, the giver of release from bondage.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (सन्दर्भे कर्म/विषय)

• एतत्: this (very teaching)
• एतत्: Karma (Object/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणवत् (तत्-सम्बन्धि)

• वः: to you / of you
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient/To you)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), बहुवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• आख्यातम्: has been explained/told
• आख्यातम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ख्या (धातु) → आख्यात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘has been declared’

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्त-सम्बन्धक (conditional particle)

• जानीत: you know
• जानीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation)

• अनृतम्: falsehood, untruth
• अनृतम्: Karma (Object/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that (teaching)
• तत्: Karma (Object/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (अनुवृत्ति)

• अस्मत्प्रीतये: for my satisfaction/pleasure
• अस्मत्प्रीतये: Sampradana (Purpose/for the sake of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अस्मत्-सम्बन्धिनी प्रीति)

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

• स्मर्यताम्: let (him) be remembered
• स्मर्यताम्: Kriya (Injunction/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (let him be remembered)

• बन्धमुक्तिदः: giver of liberation from bondage
• बन्धमुक्तिदः: Karta (Apposition to विष्णुः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (बन्धात् मुक्तिं ददाति)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Confirmation of the teaching’s truth and the injunction to remember Viṣṇu as the liberator from bondage

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: If the instruction is accepted as true, one should remember Viṣṇu, who grants release from bondage.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Adopt a daily practice of nāma-smaraṇa and gratitude toward the guru/teacher, linking learning with sustained remembrance of the Lord.

Vishishtadvaita: Liberation is received through the Lord’s grace (bandha-mukti-daḥ), approached by devoted remembrance rather than mere abstraction.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of remembering (smaraṇa) Vishnu in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames remembrance of Vishnu as a direct spiritual practice leading to release from bondage, presenting Vishnu as the active bestower of liberation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the proper response to true spiritual knowledge here?

He concludes his instruction by asking the listener to verify its truthfulness and, if accepted as true, to respond through devoted remembrance of Vishnu.

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

Vishnu is identified as bandhamuktidaḥ, emphasizing a Vaishnava view that the Supreme Lord is not only the highest reality but also the gracious liberator from samsara.