Shloka 137

Devanagari script

एवं ददौ वरौ देवी देवराजाय वै पुरा मैत्रेय श्रीर् महाभागा स्तोत्राराधनतोषिता

Transliteration

evaṃ dadau varau devī devarājāya vai purā maitreya śrīr mahābhāgā stotrārādhanatoṣitā

Translation

Thus, in former times, O Maitreya, the illustrious Goddess Śrī—most auspicious and gracious—bestowed boons upon the king of the gods, delighted by his worship and hymn of praise.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adverbial (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरौ: two boons
• वरौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), द्विवचन

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवराजाय: to the king of the gods (Indra)
• देवराजाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-राज (प्रातिपदिक; देव + राज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवानां राजा)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (formerly)

• मैत्रेय: O Maitreya
• मैत्रेय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रीः: Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महाभागा: most fortunate
• महाभागा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभागा (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भागा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; ‘श्रीः’ इति विशेषणम्

• स्तोत्राराधनतोषिता: pleased by worship through the hymn
• स्तोत्राराधनतोषिता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तोत्र-आराधन-तोषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; स्तोत्र + आराधन + तुष्/तोषित)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः; ‘श्रीः’ इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Narrative confirmation that Śrī granted boons to Indra due to stotra-worship

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śrī, pleased by hymn-worship, grants boons even to the king of gods, illustrating the primacy of devotion over status.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Approach worship with sincerity rather than entitlement; let gratitude and praise be the core offering.

Vishishtadvaita: Śrī as mediatrix of grace (puruṣakāra) harmonizes lordship and accessibility within a personal theism.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Characters & Entities

• Maitreya
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Indra (Devarāja)

FAQs

What is the significance of Śrī (Lakṣmī) granting boons in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Śrī as the active bestower of auspicious power—prosperity, authority, and success—showing that divine sovereignty is sustained through her grace, especially when invoked through devotion.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of stotra (hymn) and ārādhana (worship)?

Parāśara frames hymn and worship as efficacious spiritual acts that please the divine and result in tangible outcomes—here, the granting of boons—linking devotion with cosmic and political order.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context?

Even when Śrī is foregrounded, Vaishnava theology treats her as inseparable from Vishnu; her boons imply the operation of Vishnu’s supreme order, where divine grace legitimizes and stabilizes the rule of the gods.