Shloka 124

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

मा नः कोशं तथा गोष्ठं मा गृहं मा परिच्छदम् मा शरीरं कलत्रं च त्यजेथाः सर्वपावनि

Transliteration

mā naḥ kośaṃ tathā goṣṭhaṃ mā gṛhaṃ mā paricchadam mā śarīraṃ kalatraṃ ca tyajethāḥ sarvapāvani

Translation

O all-purifying one, do not abandon us—neither our treasury nor our cattle-sheds; neither our home nor our possessions; nor even our body and our spouse. Do not forsake us in any way.

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (prohibitive particle used with imperative/optative)

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th) (enclitic), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• कोशम्: treasury, store
• कोशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (also/likewise)

• गोष्ठम्: cowshed, cattle-pen
• गोष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (prohibitive)

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (prohibitive)

• परिच्छदम्: equipment, belongings
• परिच्छदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिच्छद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (prohibitive)

• शरीरम्: body
• शरीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• कलत्रम्: wife, spouse
• कलत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

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

• त्यजेथाः: you should abandon/leave
• त्यजेथाः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम् (Singular), आत्मनेपदम्

• सर्वपावनि: O all-purifying one
• सर्वपावनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पावनी (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः, स्त्रीलिङ्गे (f.), सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified devotee/supplicant addressing a goddess-like ‘Sarvapāvanī’ (likely Śrī/Lakṣmī or a sacred purifier); exact speaker not provided in the input

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Supplication to Śrī not to abandon devotees and their supports of life

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The devotee’s welfare—resources, home, possessions, body, and relationships—is portrayed as contingent on Śrī’s continued favor.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Transform anxiety about security into prayer and ethical stewardship; anchor life in devotion rather than possessions.

Vishishtadvaita: Dependence (śeṣatva) of the jīva on divine grace is foregrounded: all supports are maintained by Śrī’s sustaining presence.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Dasya (servant)

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Characters & Entities

• Sarvapāvani

FAQs

What is the significance of praying for protection of wealth and home in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames prosperity (treasury, cattle, home, possessions) as something sustained by divine grace; the devotee asks the all-purifying power not to withdraw, implying that order and well-being depend on sacred protection.

How does the Vishnu Purana present the relationship between devotion and worldly stability?

Here devotion is expressed as an intimate plea: the divine is asked to remain present so that the devotee’s life—resources, household, body, and spouse—continues in harmony rather than falling into loss or disorder.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when addressed through an all-purifying auspicious power (commonly associated with Śrī), the underlying Vaishnava idea is that sovereignty and sustenance ultimately rest in the Supreme Reality—Vishnu—whose grace preserves both spiritual and worldly order.