Shloka 14

प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुमयता, विष्णोः दर्शनं, वरदानं, तथा चरितश्रवण-फलम्

Devanagari script

तस्य तच्चेतसो देवः स्तुतिम् इत्थं प्रकुर्वतः आविर्बभूव भगवान् पीताम्बरधरो हरिः

Transliteration

tasya taccetaso devaḥ stutim itthaṃ prakurvataḥ āvirbabhūva bhagavān pītāmbaradharo hariḥ

Translation

As he—his mind wholly absorbed—thus offered his hymn of praise, the blessed Lord Hari, the God who wears the yellow garment, manifested before him.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (gen. sg.)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठī)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘that’ (qualifying)

• चेतसः: of that-minded one / of his mind
• चेतसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; समासः—तच्चेतसः = तत् चेतः यस्य/तत् चेतः (कर्मधारय/सर्वनाम-विशेषण)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• स्तुतिम्: praise, hymn
• स्तुतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• प्रकुर्वतः: of (him) performing
• प्रकुर्वतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/वर्तमान-प्रत्यय), परस्मैपद; षष्ठी (6), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘of (him) doing/performing’

• आविः: manifestly, into view
• आविः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आविः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्गार्थ/क्रियाविशेषण) ‘manifestly/into view’

• बभूव: appeared, became
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• पीत: yellow
• पीत: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; पा→पीत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• अम्बर: garment, cloth
• अम्बर: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• धरः: wearing a yellow garment
• धरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—पीताम्बरधरः = पीतम् अम्बरं धरति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; नाम

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Result of concentrated praise (stuti) and the Lord’s gracious manifestation

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When the mind is fully absorbed in sincere praise, Bhagavan may reveal Himself, showing bhakti’s power to draw divine grace.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Practice steady japa/stotra with ekāgratā (one-pointedness) and humility, valuing inner absorption over display.

Vishishtadvaita: Emphasizes divine initiative (śeṣin’s grace): the Lord freely ‘appears’ to the surrendered soul, consistent with prapatti-centered liberation.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of the Lord ‘appearing’ (āvirbabhūva) in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks divine grace becoming directly perceptible: when devotion and mental absorption mature, Hari reveals Himself rather than remaining only an object of thought.

How does Sage Parāśara present the role of stuti (hymnic praise) here?

Stuti is shown as an effective spiritual act—praise offered with a mind fixed on the Lord culminates in experiential confirmation: the Lord’s manifested presence.

What is the theological importance of calling Vishnu ‘Bhagavān’ and ‘Hari’ in this context?

The verse frames Vishnu as the personal Supreme (Bhagavān) who can be directly encountered, and as Hari who removes affliction/ignorance—highlighting a grace-centered Vaishnava theology.