Shloka 49

प्रह्लादस्य अव्यभिचारिणी भक्ति, मायाविनाशः, तथा विष्णोः विश्वरूप-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञाते स भगवान् अनादिः परमेश्वरः प्रसीदत्य् अच्युतस् तस्मिन् प्रसन्ने क्लेशसंक्षयः

Transliteration

evaṃ jñāte sa bhagavān anādiḥ parameśvaraḥ prasīdaty acyutas tasmin prasanne kleśasaṃkṣayaḥ

Translation

When He is known in this way, that Blessed Lord—beginningless, the Supreme Ruler, the unfailing Acyuta—becomes gracious; and when He is pleased, afflictions are exhausted and come to an end.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• ज्ञाते: when (it is) known
• ज्ञाते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त/PPP)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनादिः: beginningless
• अनादिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• परम-ईश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः)

• प्रसीदति: is pleased, becomes gracious
• प्रसीदति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अच्युतः: Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• अच्युतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विष्णोर्नाम

• तस्मिन्: in him/when he
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रसन्ने: when (he is) pleased
• प्रसन्ने: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु) → प्रसन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त/PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• क्लेश-संक्षयः: cessation of afflictions
• क्लेश-संक्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक) + संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (क्लेशानां संक्षयः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Fruit of knowing Viṣṇu’s true nature

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: True knowledge of the beginningless Supreme Lord brings His grace, and by His pleasure the afflictions (kleśa) are exhausted.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Pair study with surrender and steady practice; interpret relief from anxiety and reactivity as a sign to deepen devotion rather than pride.

Vishishtadvaita: Mokṣa is grace-mediated: the Lord’s prasāda, not mere self-effort, consummates the removal of kleśas.

Prahlada Narrative

Phase: Teaching (Prahlada's schools)

Bhakti Quality: Grace-oriented devotion: knowledge leading to Bhagavat-prasāda and removal of kleśas

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman (philosophical)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Acyuta)
• Parameśvara (Supreme Lord)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Lord being 'Acyuta' in the Vishnu Purana?

It highlights Vishnu’s unfailing, unchanging sovereignty—when this reality is truly known, His grace follows and suffering is exhausted.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of knowledge (jñāna) in liberation here?

Parāśara presents right knowing of the beginningless Supreme Lord as the turning point that brings about the Lord’s pleasure (prasāda), which then destroys kleśas.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the Parameśvara whose gracious response is decisive—liberation is not merely self-effort but culminates in the Lord’s favor that ends affliction.