Shloka 89

प्रह्लादचरितम् (हिरण्यकशिपोः स्वर्गापहरणं, प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुभक्तिः, उपदेशः)

Devanagari script

न चान्यैर् नीयते कैश्चिन् नित्या यात्यन्तनिर्मला ताम् आप्नोत्य् अमले न्यस्य केशवे हृदयं नरः

Transliteration

na cānyair nīyate kaiścin nityā yātyantanirmalā tām āpnoty amale nyasya keśave hṛdayaṃ naraḥ

Translation

It is not carried away by any other power; ever-present, it moves on—at last utterly purified. That stainless state is attained by the one who places the heart in Keśava, the Pure.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• anyaiḥ: by others
• anyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• nīyate: is led/ is taken
• nīyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• kaiścit: by some (persons)
• kaiścit: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रत्यययुक्त (indefinite: ‘by some’)

• nityā: eternal/constant
• nityā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Nominative singular); विशेषण

• yāti: goes/attains
• yāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• anta-nirmalā: becoming completely pure in the end
• anta-nirmalā: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक) + nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/अव्ययीभाव-सदृश अर्थ: ‘अन्ते निर्मला’ (pure at the end); विशेषण (nityā)

• tām: that (her/it)
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• amale: in the spotless (one)
• amale: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन (Locative singular); विशेषण (keśave)

• nyasya: having placed/entrusted
• nyasya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having placed/entrusted’

• keśave: in Keśava (Vishnu)
• keśave: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन (Locative singular)

• hṛdayam: heart
• hṛdayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• naraḥ: a man/person
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the stainless state (purity/liberation) is attained through fixing the heart on Keśava

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The stainless, ever-pure state is attained by placing one’s heart in Keśava, the Pure One, beyond all other powers.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Practice ekāgratā: daily set aside time to offer the heart-mind to Keśava through nāma-japa, prayer, and ethical restraint.

Vishishtadvaita: Mokṣa is realized as purified communion with the Lord (Keśava) through devotion—dependence (śeṣatva) and surrender rather than self-powered emancipation.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of placing the heart in Keśava in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents inner surrender—fixing the mind and heart in Vishnu (Keśava)—as the direct cause of attaining the stainless, fully purified state identified with liberation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain liberation as being independent of other forces?

He states that the liberated state is not “carried” or granted by other agents; it is realized through unwavering inward dedication to the Pure Lord, implying primacy of divine refuge and steady devotion over external supports.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu (Keśava) is framed as the immaculate Supreme Reality and final ground of purification—devotion to Him is portrayed as the decisive path to moksha, consistent with Vaishnava philosophies emphasizing the Lord as ultimate refuge.