Shloka 22

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठाद्यैर् दयासारैः स्तोत्रं कुर्वद्भिर् उच्चकैः गर्वं गतो ऽसि येनैवं माम् अप्य् अद्यावमन्यसे

Transliteration

vasiṣṭhādyair dayāsāraiḥ stotraṃ kurvadbhir uccakaiḥ garvaṃ gato 'si yenaivaṃ mām apy adyāvamanyase

Translation

Because Vasiṣṭha and the other compassion-filled sages loudly sang hymns in your praise, you have grown intoxicated with pride—and so today you even dare to slight me thus.

Word by Word

• vasiṣṭhādyaiḥ: by Vasiṣṭha and others
• vasiṣṭhādyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन (Masculine instrumental plural)

• dayā-sāraiḥ: by those whose essence is compassion
• dayā-sāraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dayā (प्रातिपदिक) + sāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन (Masculine instrumental plural); विशेषण (qualifying the agents)

• stotram: hymn/praise
• stotram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन (Neuter accusative singular)

• kurvadbhiḥ: by (them) doing/reciting
• kurvadbhiḥ: Karana (Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; बहुवचन (Masc instr pl)

• uccakaiḥ: aloud
• uccakaiḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणार्थे तृतीया-बहुवचन-रूपेण प्रयुक्तम् (adverbial use: 'aloud/highly')

• garvam: pride
• garvam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन (Masculine accusative singular)

• gataḥ: gone/attained
• gataḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन (Masc nom sg)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present, 2nd sg, active)

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया; एकवचन (Instrumental singular: 'by which/whereby')

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• mām: me
• mām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; द्वितीया (Accusative singular)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• adya: today/now
• adya: Sambandha (Time/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• avamanyase: you disrespect/insult
• avamanyase: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√man (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Present, 2nd sg, middle)

Speaker

A reproaching authority-figure in the royal-genealogical narrative (spoken within Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Indra’s disrespect (avamāna) toward Durvāsas arising from being praised by compassionate sages like Vasiṣṭha

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even ‘good’ influences (praise by compassionate elders) can become spiritually harmful when it feeds ego and leads to contempt.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Receive praise with gratitude and detachment; actively cultivate reverence and self-scrutiny to prevent avamāna of others.

Vishishtadvaita: Humility is a bhakti-supporting disposition; honoring the Lord’s devotees aligns the self (cit) with the Lord’s will (īśvara) within the world (acit).

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Sages (ṛṣis)

FAQs

What is the significance of pride (garva) in the Vishnu Purana’s dynastic stories?

This verse frames pride as a direct cause of adharma: public praise can intoxicate a ruler, leading him to disrespect rightful authority and thereby disrupt dharmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the social power of sages like Vasiṣṭha in royal contexts?

Through such rebukes, the narrative shows that sages function as guardians of dharma—able to correct kings when ego eclipses duty, keeping sovereignty aligned with moral law.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s kingship ethic assumes that true sovereignty is subordinate to the Supreme Order upheld by Vishnu; humility and dharma are the king’s way of aligning with that higher reality.