Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

यथा ते निश्चलं चेतो मयि भक्तिसमन्वितम् तथा त्वं मत्प्रसादेन निर्वाणं परम् आप्स्यसि

Transliteration

yathā te niścalaṃ ceto mayi bhaktisamanvitam tathā tvaṃ matprasādena nirvāṇaṃ param āpsyasi

Translation

As your mind remains unwavering, filled with devotion toward Me, so by My grace you shall attain the supreme nirvāṇa, the highest release.

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (correlative adverb: as/just as)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• निश्चलम्: unmoving; steady
• निश्चलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with ‘चेतः’)

• चेतः: mind
• चेतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• भक्तिसमन्वितम्: endowed with devotion
• भक्तिसमन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति+समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+अन्वि (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया/सह-भावार्थक तत्पुरुष (endowed with devotion)

• तथा: so/thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूप (correlative: so/thus)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मत्प्रसादेन: by my grace
• मत्प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्+प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (my + grace)

• निर्वाणम्: nirvāṇa; liberation
• निर्वाणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with ‘निर्वाणम्’)

• आप्स्यसि: you will attain
• आप्स्यसि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue), conveying the doctrine that liberation is secured through steady devotion and the Lord’s grace

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Steady mind united with devotion leads, by the Lord’s grace, to supreme release (parama-nirvāṇa).

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Train steadiness through japa, sāttvika routine, and reducing distractions; rely on grace rather than anxiety about results.

Vishishtadvaita: Liberation is granted by Bhagavān’s prasāda to the devoted self, preserving the real distinction between jīva and Īśvara while affirming intimate dependence.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Vasudeva

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of unwavering mind (niścala-citta) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents steadiness of mind fixed on Vishnu, together with devotion, as the direct condition for attaining the highest liberation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of grace (prasāda) in liberation?

Parāśara emphasizes that even with devoted steadiness, the final attainment of supreme nirvāṇa is granted by the Lord’s favor—moksha is fulfilled through divine grace.

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

Vishnu is shown as the supreme refuge and the sovereign giver of moksha: devotion is directed to Him, and liberation is ultimately conferred by His will.