Shloka 38

मानवसर्गः, चातुर्वर्ण्य-गुणकर्म, यज्ञ-प्रतिपादनम्, आश्रमधर्म-फल, नरकवर्णनम्

Devanagari script

योगिनाम् अमृतं स्थानं यद् विष्णोः परमं पदम्

Transliteration

yoginām amṛtaṃ sthānaṃ yad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

Translation

For yogins, the deathless realm is that very highest station: Viṣṇu’s supreme abode, the Parama-pada.

Word by Word

• योगिनाम्: of yogins
• योगिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अमृतम्: immortal/nectar-like
• अमृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (स्थानम्)

• स्थानम्: abode, place
• स्थानम्: Karma/Pradhana (Object/Predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (पदम्)

• पदम्: state/abode, step
• पदम्: Karma/Pradhana (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The supreme destination beyond all lokas—Vishnu’s paramam padam—as the goal of yogins

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The highest, deathless goal is Vishnu’s supreme abode, surpassing all conditional realms and securing irreversible immortality.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Orient practice (japa, meditation, ethical living) toward surrender to Vishnu as the final end, not merely toward temporary rewards.

Vishishtadvaita: Mokṣa is positive attainment of the Lord’s supreme abode (not mere dissolution), consistent with eternal service in His presence.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu’s “parama padam” in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse it is presented as the supreme abode/state of Vishnu—an immortal realm that represents the final goal of spiritual practice and liberation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the goal of yoga here?

He frames yoga’s culmination as reaching Vishnu’s highest station, described as an “amṛta” (deathless) state reserved for realized yogins.

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

Vishnu is depicted as the Supreme destination itself—the ultimate reality and refuge—so liberation is defined as attaining His supreme abode rather than merely escaping rebirth.