Shloka 127

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

त्वयावलोकिताः सद्यः शीलाद्यैर् अखिलैर् गुणैः कुलैश्वर्यैश् च युज्यन्ते पुरुषा निर्गुणा अपि

Transliteration

tvayāvalokitāḥ sadyaḥ śīlādyair akhilair guṇaiḥ kulaiśvaryaiś ca yujyante puruṣā nirguṇā api

Translation

Even men who are otherwise without merit—once merely looked upon by you—are at once endowed with every excellence, beginning with noble character, and are joined to high lineage and sovereign prosperity as well.

Word by Word

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

• अवलोकिताः: seen/glanced at
• अवलोकिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव + लोक् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Past passive participle; Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

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

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

• अखिलैः: with all
• अखिलैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

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

• कुलैश्वर्यैः: with nobility of lineage and prosperity
• कुलैश्वर्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कुलस्य ऐश्वर्यम्) (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

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

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

• पुरुषाः: men/persons
• पुरुषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• निर्गुणाः: without qualities
• निर्गुणाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-शब्दः (अवधारण/समुच्चय/अपवादार्थ—here ‘even’)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The mere gracious glance of Śrī confers virtues and auspicious status even upon the unqualified, showing that divine grace can precede and generate merit.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Cultivate humility and seek grace through sincere prayer and service, trusting transformation is possible beyond one’s past limitations.

Vishishtadvaita: Primacy of grace (śeṣa-śeṣi relation): the jīva’s uplift is effected by the Lord through Śrī, not solely by self-produced qualifications.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman (philosophical)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Kings
• Noble lineages (kula)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Lord’s ‘glance’ (avalokana) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents the divine glance as an act of grace that instantly bestows virtues, status, and prosperity—even upon those lacking merit—showing sovereignty over fortune and character.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the rise of unqualified persons to power or nobility?

He frames it as the effect of divine anugraha: when the Lord favors someone, virtues and royal prosperity can manifest immediately, beyond ordinary human qualifications.

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

Vishnu is implied as the supreme source who can confer guṇa (excellence) and aiśvarya (sovereignty), emphasizing that worldly authority and inner virtue ultimately depend on the Supreme Reality’s will.