Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्त्वान्तर्दधे विष्णुस् तस्य मैत्रेय पश्यतः स चापि पुनर् आगम्य ववन्दे चरणौ पितुः

Transliteration

ity uktvāntardadhe viṣṇus tasya maitreya paśyataḥ sa cāpi punar āgamya vavande caraṇau pituḥ

Translation

Having spoken thus, Lord Viṣṇu vanished from sight—O Maitreya—while he looked on. Returning, he bowed in reverence and touched his father’s feet.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• अन्तर्दधे: disappeared; withdrew
• अन्तर्दधे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) + अन्तर् (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मैत्रेय: O Maitreya
• मैत्रेय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पश्यतः: while (he) was watching
• पश्यतः: Adhikarana (Genitive absolute/सप्तमी-तुल्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle) ‘पश्यत्’; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive absolute sense: while he was seeing)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चय (particle: also/even)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: again)

• आगम्य: having come
• आगम्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• ववन्दे: bowed; paid homage
• ववन्दे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• चरणौ: (two) feet
• चरणौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Maitreya
• Father (pituḥ)

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu disappearing after speaking in the Vishnu Purana?

It emphasizes Vishnu’s absolute sovereignty: the divine vision is granted and withdrawn by His will, underscoring that revelation is a grace rather than a human attainment.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the narrative for Maitreya in this verse?

Parāśara uses a direct address—“O Maitreya”—to anchor the episode as eyewitness-style narration, marking a clean transition from divine instruction to the human character’s return to duty.

What is the theological importance of bowing to the father immediately after the divine encounter?

The verse links devotion to Vishnu with dharma in daily life: reverence to parents is shown as a natural consequence of divine realization, not a departure from worldly responsibilities.