Shloka 122

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

शरीरारोग्यम् ऐश्वर्यम् अरिपक्षक्षयः सुखम् देवि त्वद्दृष्टिदृष्टानां पुरुषाणां न दुर्लभम्

Transliteration

śarīrārogyam aiśvaryam aripakṣakṣayaḥ sukham devi tvaddṛṣṭidṛṣṭānāṃ puruṣāṇāṃ na durlabham

Translation

O Goddess, for men graced by your glance, bodily health, sovereignty, the waning of hostile forces, and enduring happiness are not hard to attain.

Word by Word

• शरीरारोग्यम्: bodily health
• शरीरारोग्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर + आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (शरीरस्य आरोग्यम्), नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty, prosperity
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• अरिपक्षक्षयः: destruction of the enemy side
• अरिपक्षक्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि + पक्ष + क्षय (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (अरिणां पक्षस्य क्षयः), पुंलिङ्गे (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे (f.), सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (genitival relation as first member of compound), एकवचन-आधारः

• दृष्टि: glance
• दृष्टि: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे (f.), प्रातिपदिकम् (as compound member)

• दृष्टानाम्: of those who are seen (favoured)
• दृष्टानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम् (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे (m.), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• पुरुषाणाम्: of men
• पुरुषाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (m.), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम् (Singular)

Speaker

Uncertain from the isolated verse (likely a male devotee/sage addressing the Goddess in a Śrī/Lakṣmī-focused passage within Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya).

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The fruits of Śrī’s grace: health, sovereignty, victory over enemies, happiness

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Health, rulership, the diminution of hostile forces, and happiness are presented as accessible through Śrī’s favor.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Pair effort with prayerful reliance on grace; pursue power/health ethically, as stewardship under the divine.

Vishishtadvaita: Worldly goods are not denied but are re-framed as gifts under divine governance, harmonizable with devotion.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Dasya (servant)

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Goddess, likely Shri/Lakshmi)
• Men (puruṣāḥ)
• Enemies (ari-pakṣa)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Goddess’s glance (dṛṣṭi) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents her glance as a tangible form of grace that directly yields health, prosperity/sovereignty, protection from enemies, and happiness—showing divine favor as the root of human flourishing.

How does the Vishnu Purana frame prosperity and victory over enemies in dharmic terms?

Here, aiśvarya and aripakṣakṣaya are not portrayed as merely political achievements but as outcomes of being “seen” by the देवी—implying legitimacy and stability arise from divine alignment and blessing.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context if the verse addresses the Goddess?

In Vaishnava thought reflected in the Vishnu Purana, the Goddess (Śrī/Lakṣmī) functions as the channel of auspiciousness and royal fortune under the supreme reality of Vishnu, so her grace indicates participation in Vishnu’s sustaining order.