Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

तद्राज्यभूतिं संप्राप्य कर्मशुद्धिकरीं द्विज पुत्रपौत्रांश् च सुबहून् अवाप्यैश्वर्यम् एव च

Transliteration

tadrājyabhūtiṃ saṃprāpya karmaśuddhikarīṃ dvija putrapautrāṃś ca subahūn avāpyaiśvaryam eva ca

Translation

Having attained that royal prosperity—O twice-born—whose very exercise purifies one’s deeds, he also obtained many sons and grandsons, and indeed the full measure of sovereign fortune.

Word by Word

• तद्राज्यभूतिम्: the prosperity of that kingdom
• तद्राज्यभूतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + राज्य + भूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्य राज्यस्य भूति:)

• संप्राप्य: having attained
• संप्राप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• कर्मशुद्धिकरीम्: that which purifies actions
• कर्मशुद्धिकरीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्म + शुद्धि + करिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मणः शुद्धिं करोति या)

• द्विज: O twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• पुत्रपौत्रान्: sons and grandsons
• पुत्रपौत्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (and)

• सुबहून्: very many
• सुबहून्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (अतिबहून्)

• अवाप्य: having obtained
• अवाप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty, power
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (indeed/just)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (and)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prosperous rule, when exercised as dharma, becomes a means of purifying karma rather than binding it.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat responsibilities and authority as service—act ethically, offer outcomes to God, and let duty refine the mind.

Vishishtadvaita: Worldly stations (including kingship) can be sanctified as bhagavat-kainkarya, supporting liberation without rejecting life.

Prahlada Narrative

Phase: Triumph

Bhakti Quality: Devotion integrated with righteous governance and household flourishing.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Rajadharma that purifies action (karmaśuddhikarī).

Key Kings: Prahlāda

Vaishnava Theology

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brahmin addressee)
• King (unnamed in this single verse context)

FAQs

What is the significance of royal prosperity (rājya-bhūti) in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, kingship is portrayed not merely as wealth or power but as a dharmic condition that can purify one’s actions when exercised righteously.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the link between karma and governance?

By calling prosperity 'karma-śuddhi-karī' (karma-purifying), Parāśara implies that just administration, protection of subjects, and adherence to dharma refine the ruler’s karmic account.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the Purana’s framework treats dharmic sovereignty and lineage as operating under Vishnu’s cosmic order, where righteous rule aligns with the Supreme Lord’s sustaining power.