Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

एकान्तिनः सदा ब्रह्मध्यायिनो योगिनो हि ये तेषां तत् परमं स्थानं यद् वै पश्यन्ति सूरयः

Transliteration

ekāntinaḥ sadā brahmadhyāyino yogino hi ye teṣāṃ tat paramaṃ sthānaṃ yad vai paśyanti sūrayaḥ

Translation

Those yogins who are single-minded, ever absorbed in contemplation of Brahman, attain that highest abode—the supreme state which the wise truly behold.

Word by Word

• एकान्तिनः: the one-pointed devotees
• एकान्तिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकान्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• ब्रह्मध्यायिनः: meditators on Brahman
• ब्रह्मध्यायिनः: Karta (Appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-ध्यायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणि ध्यायन्ति ये)

• योगिनः: yogins
• योगिनः: Karta (Appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/causal nuance)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Pradhana (Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (assertion)

• पश्यन्ति: see
• पश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → पश्य (वर्तमान-प्रत्यय)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• सूरयः: the wise
• सूरयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Qualification for the supreme attainment: ekāntitva (single-mindedness) and constant Brahman-contemplation

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Single-minded yogins, ever absorbed in Brahman-meditation, attain the supreme state apprehended by the truly wise.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Reduce distractions, keep a steady daily contemplative practice, and anchor the mind in one chosen highest principle—Vishnu as Brahman—through japa and study.

Vishishtadvaita: Ekāntitva aligns with exclusive devotion to the Supreme Person: Brahman is not impersonal emptiness but Vishnu, known and ‘beheld’ by the sūrayaḥ.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Sages (Sūrayaḥ)

FAQs

What is the significance of ekāntitva (single-mindedness) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents single-pointed devotion and unwavering focus as the defining discipline that leads yogins to the highest state perceived by the wise.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the path of yoga here?

He frames yoga as continual contemplation of Brahman—steady meditation that culminates in reaching the supreme abode/state recognized by realized sages.

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

In Vaishnava interpretation, the ‘supreme abode/state’ of Brahman is ultimately Vishnu’s transcendent reality, attainable through devoted, concentrated contemplation.