Shloka 82

प्रह्लादचरितम् (हिरण्यकशिपोः स्वर्गापहरणं, प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुभक्तिः, उपदेशः)

Devanagari script

बद्धवैराणि भूतानि द्वेषं कुर्वन्ति चेत् ततः शोच्यान्य् अहो ऽतिमोहेन व्याप्तानीति मनीषिणाम्

Transliteration

baddhavairāṇi bhūtāni dveṣaṃ kurvanti cet tataḥ śocyāny aho 'timohena vyāptānīti manīṣiṇām

Translation

When living beings, bound fast in enmities, act in hatred, the wise reflect: “Alas—how pitiable they are, pervaded and overcome by utter delusion.”

Word by Word

• बद्धवैराणि: having fixed enmity / bound in hostility
• बद्धवैराणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बद्ध (कृदन्त; √बन्ध्) + वैर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (neuter nom pl); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः (बद्धं वैरं येषाम्/येषु)

• भूतानि: beings
• भूतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (neuter nom pl)

• द्वेषम्: hatred
• द्वेषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (masc acc sg)

• कुर्वन्ति: do/commit
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम् (they do)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional: if)

• ततः: then/therefore
• ततः: Sambandha (Inference/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तर/तस्मात्-अर्थक (then/therefore)

• शोच्यानि: lamentable
• शोच्यानि: Pratipādya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोच्य (कृदन्त; √शुच्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (neuter nom pl); भाव्य/कर्तव्य-प्रत्यय (gerundive: to be lamented)

• अहो: alas!/oh!
• अहो: Sambandha (Exclamation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मयादिबोधक (interjection: alas/oh)

• अतिमोहेन: by great delusion
• अतिमोहेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (masc instr sg); उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः (अतिशयितः मोहः)

• व्याप्तानि: pervaded/overcome
• व्याप्तानि: Pratipādya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याप्त (कृदन्त; √आप् with वि-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (neuter nom pl); भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle: pervaded)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative)

• मनीषिणाम्: of the wise
• मनीषिणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; बहुवचन (masc gen pl)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Why hatred is pitiable and a sign of delusion binding beings in enmity

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hatred arises from moha (delusion) and keeps beings bound in cycles of enmity; the wise respond with discernment and compassion.

Vedantic Theme: Maya

Application: When anger arises, label it as moha, pause, and choose a response rooted in understanding the other’s conditioning and your own mind’s habits.

Vishishtadvaita: Moha is a real obscuration at the jiva-level; wisdom is to see beings as dependent selves under the Lord, warranting compassion rather than hate.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Shanta

FAQs

What is the significance of hatred (dveṣa) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse treats hatred as a symptom of profound delusion—beings trapped in hostility are not celebrated as righteous, but regarded with compassion as spiritually impaired.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the wise response to conflict and enmity?

Parāśara implies that discernment reframes enemies as deluded beings bound by karma; the wise do not intensify rivalry but recognize moha as the root cause.

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

Against the backdrop of Vishnu as the sustaining Supreme Reality, worldly hatred appears as a deviation from dharma—an ignorance of the deeper unity and order upheld by Vishnu.