Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

कृतकृत्यो ऽस्मि भगवन् वरेणानेन यत् त्वयि भवित्री त्वत्प्रसादेन भक्तिर् अव्यभिचारिणी

Transliteration

kṛtakṛtyo 'smi bhagavan vareṇānena yat tvayi bhavitrī tvatprasādena bhaktir avyabhicāriṇī

Translation

O Bhagavān, by this boon I am fulfilled: by Your gracious favor, may unwavering, never-straying bhakti arise in me toward You.

Word by Word

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has accomplished what should be done; fulfilled
• कृतकृत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतकृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृत+कृत्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• वरेण: by the boon
• वरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• यत्: since/that (relative)
• यत्: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative particle)

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भवित्री: will be; is to arise (fem. predicate noun)
• भवित्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवितृ (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्वत्प्रसादेन: by your grace
• त्वत्प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत्+प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (your + grace)

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अव्यभिचारिणी: unwavering; not deviating
• अव्यभिचारिणी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यभिचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

A devotee addressing Lord Vishnu (as Bhagavān) within Parāśara’s narrated account to Maitreya

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The highest boon is unwavering devotion to Bhagavān, arising by His grace (prasāda).

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Pray for steadiness of devotion rather than for outcomes; cultivate daily remembrance and gratitude as a response to grace.

Vishishtadvaita: Bhakti is sustained by the Lord’s gracious initiative (śeṣa-śeṣin relation), not merely by autonomous effort.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Bhagavan)

FAQs

What is the significance of unwavering devotion (avyabhicāriṇī bhakti) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse treats steadfast bhakti as the highest boon—life becomes “accomplished” when devotion to Vishnu does not deviate, implying spiritual completion through exclusive, consistent God-centered love.

How does Parāśara’s narrative frame devotion—as effort or as grace?

The wording “tvatprasādena” makes devotion explicitly grace-born: the devotee’s constancy is not merely self-generated discipline but arises through Vishnu’s favor, aligning the story with a theistic, Lord-dependent path.

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

Vishnu is presented as Bhagavān, the sovereign giver of the supreme gift—non-wavering devotion—highlighting His role as both the object of worship and the decisive source of spiritual attainment.