Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

तुष्टाव च पुनर् धीमान् अनादिं पुरुषोत्तमम् एकाग्रमतिर् अव्यग्रो यतवाक्कायमानसः

Transliteration

tuṣṭāva ca punar dhīmān anādiṃ puruṣottamam ekāgramatir avyagro yatavākkāyamānasaḥ

Translation

Then the wise one again praised the Primeval Supreme Person, Purushottama—his mind one-pointed, undistracted, and his speech, body, and thought held in disciplined restraint.

Word by Word

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (again)

• धीमान्: the wise one
• धीमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अनादिम्: beginningless
• अनादिम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पुरुषोत्तमम्: the Supreme Person
• पुरुषोत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुरुषाणाम् उत्तमः)

• एकाग्र-मतिः: one-pointed in mind
• एकाग्र-मतिः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकाग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (एकाग्रा मतिः यस्य)

• अव्यग्रः: undistracted
• अव्यग्रः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• यत-वाक्-काय-मानसः: restrained in speech, body, and mind
• यत-वाक्-काय-मानसः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + वाच् (प्रातिपदिक) + काय (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (यता वाक् कायः मानसः यस्य/येन)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; describing a devotee/wise person praising Vishnu)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: True praise of the Supreme is grounded in ekāgratā and restraint of speech, body, and mind.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Before prayer or recitation, settle attention, reduce distraction, and align action-speech-thought to make devotion steady.

Vishishtadvaita: Devotion is a real mode (dharma) of the jīva directed to the real Supreme Person (puruṣottama), not an illusory construct.

Prahlada Narrative

Phase: Teaching

Bhakti Quality: Ekāgratā (one-pointed devotion) with disciplined body-speech-mind (trikaraṇa-śuddhi)

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Purushottama)

FAQs

What is the significance of praising Purushottama with one-pointed mind in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents devotion as a disciplined, yogic act—true praise of Vishnu arises from ekāgratā (single-pointed focus) and inner restraint, aligning the devotee with the Supreme Reality.

How does Sage Parāśara explain spiritual discipline in this context?

By emphasizing restraint of speech, body, and mind, Parāśara frames devotion not merely as emotion but as regulated practice that stabilizes consciousness for realizing Vishnu’s supremacy.

What is the theological importance of calling Vishnu 'Anādi' and 'Purushottama' here?

The terms assert Vishnu as beginningless and unsurpassed—the ultimate Lord beyond all origins—supporting the Purana’s Vaishnava theology where Vishnu is the highest metaphysical ground and sovereign of cosmic order.