Shloka 85

प्रह्लादचरितम् (हिरण्यकशिपोः स्वर्गापहरणं, प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुभक्तिः, उपदेशः)

Devanagari script

समुत्सृज्यासुरं भावं तस्माद् यूयं यथा वयम् तथा यत्नं करिष्यामो यथा प्राप्स्याम निर्वृतिम्

Transliteration

samutsṛjyāsuraṃ bhāvaṃ tasmād yūyaṃ yathā vayam tathā yatnaṃ kariṣyāmo yathā prāpsyāma nirvṛtim

Translation

Therefore, casting away the asuric disposition, you too—just as we do—should strive in the same manner, so that we may attain true peace and final contentment.

Word by Word

• समुत्सृज्य: having abandoned
• समुत्सृज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-उत्-√सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): having abandoned/cast off

• असुरम्: demonic/asuric
• असुरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (masc acc sg)

• भावम्: disposition/state of mind
• भावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (masc acc sg)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-रूपेण अव्ययीभूतः; हेत्वर्थक (therefore)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (2nd person pronoun nom pl)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारार्थक (as/just as)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (1st person pronoun nom pl)

• तथा: so
• तथा: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूपार्थक (so/in that way)

• यत्नम्: effort
• यत्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (masc acc sg)

• करिष्यामः: we will make/do
• करिष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future); उत्तमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम् (we will do)

• यथा: so that
• यथा: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रयोजनार्थक (so that)

• प्राप्स्याम: we will attain
• प्राप्स्याम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future); उत्तमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम् (we will attain)

• निर्वृतिम्: peace/bliss
• निर्वृतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (fem acc sg)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating within the Purāṇic dialogue to Maitreya; the verse voices an exhortation within the story-world)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Practical conclusion: abandon asuric temperament and strive for nirvṛti (peace) through right effort

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: By abandoning the asuric disposition and adopting the same disciplined striving as the wise, one reaches nirvṛti—deep peace and contentment.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Replace reactive habits with daily sādhana: prayer, self-restraint, and service; measure progress by reduced hostility and increased steadiness.

Vishishtadvaita: Nirvṛti is attained not by world-denial but by reorienting the self toward the Lord through disciplined, devotional conduct within the real world.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

FAQs

What is the significance of abandoning āsura-bhāva in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames liberation-oriented peace (nirvṛti) as inseparable from inner ethical reform—renouncing destructive, ego-driven tendencies and aligning conduct with dharma.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of effort (yatna) in attaining peace?

The verse emphasizes deliberate striving—active self-discipline and conscious change—as the practical means by which one becomes fit to attain enduring tranquility.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named, the Vishnu Purana’s framework presumes nirvṛti as ultimately grounded in alignment with Vishnu’s cosmic order—ethical transformation supports devotion and realization of the Supreme.