Shloka 126

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

सत्त्वेन सत्यशौचाभ्यां तथा शीलादिभिर् गुणैः त्यज्यन्ते ते नराः सद्यः संत्यक्ता ये त्वयामले

Transliteration

sattvena satyaśaucābhyāṃ tathā śīlādibhir guṇaiḥ tyajyante te narāḥ sadyaḥ saṃtyaktā ye tvayāmale

Translation

By sattva, by truth and inner purity, and by virtues beginning with good conduct—O Stainless One—those men are abandoned at once who have already abandoned you.

Word by Word

• सत्त्वेन: by goodness/purity
• सत्त्वेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• सत्यशौचाभ्याम्: by truth and purity
• सत्यशौचाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शौच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (satyam ca śaucam ca) (Neuter, Instrumental, Dual; dvandva)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/उपमानार्थ (indeclinable; ‘also/likewise’)

• शीलादिभिः: by virtues beginning with good conduct
• शीलादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शील (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (शीलम् आदिः येषां तैः) (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• गुणैः: by qualities
• गुणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• त्यज्यन्ते: are abandoned
• त्यज्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Present, 3rd person, Plural, Atmanepada; passive)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• संत्यक्ताः: abandoned/renounced
• संत्यक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Past passive participle; Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; relative pronoun)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

• अमले: O spotless one
• अमले: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya, praising the Lord addressed as ‘Amala’)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ethical virtues like sattva, truth, and purity do not endure for one who has abandoned devotion to the Stainless Divine; separation from God causes an immediate spiritual and moral collapse.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Anchor moral discipline in daily devotion—japa, worship, and remembrance—so that virtues remain stable and not merely performative.

Vishishtadvaita: Virtues are sustained by dependence on the Lord and Śrī’s grace, not by autonomous self-sufficiency; the jīva’s goodness is upheld through śeṣatva (belonging to God).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari (name)

Bhakti Type: Dasya (servant)

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of sattva, satya, and śauca in this Vishnu Purana verse?

They are presented as sustaining virtues that remain with a person only when rooted in devotion and alignment with the Supreme; without that anchor, they quickly fall away.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the link between virtue and devotion here?

He frames moral qualities—truthfulness, purity, and good conduct—as dependent on one’s relationship with the Lord; abandoning Vishnu results in the immediate collapse of those qualities.

What is the theological importance of addressing Vishnu as ‘Amala’ (stainless) in this context?

It underscores Vishnu’s nature as the pure, untainted Supreme Reality—making devotion to Him the pure foundation for dharma and liberation-oriented life.