Shloka 38

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

स गत्वा त्रिदशैः सर्वैः समवेतः पितामहः तुष्टाव वाग्भिर् इष्टाभिः परावरपतिं हरिम्

Transliteration

sa gatvā tridaśaiḥ sarvaiḥ samavetaḥ pitāmahaḥ tuṣṭāva vāgbhir iṣṭābhiḥ parāvarapatiṃ harim

Translation

Having gone there with all the gods assembled, Pitāmaha praised Hari—the Lord of the higher and lower realms—with cherished and fitting words.

Word by Word

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having gone)

• त्रिदशैः: with the thirty (gods)
• त्रिदशैः: Sahakari (Instrument/सहकारी-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (त्रिदशैः)

• समवेतः: assembled, accompanied (having come together)
• समवेतः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समवेत (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+अव+√इ (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पितामहः)

• पितामहः: the grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• वाग्भिः: with words
• वाग्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• इष्टाभिः: desired, pleasing
• इष्टाभिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √इष् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वाग्भिः)

• पर-अवर-पतिम्: lord of the higher and the lower (all realms)
• पर-अवर-पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + अवर (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद + तत्पुरुषार्थः (lord of 'higher and lower')

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Brahmā’s stuti of Hari as Lord of higher and lower realms

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Properly offered stuti (praise) to Hari, Lord of all realms, is presented as the devas’ means to seek divine aid and restoration of order.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Use prayer and hymnic remembrance as a disciplined response to collective crises—aligning speech, intention, and humility.

Vishishtadvaita: Emphasizes the personal sovereignty of the Supreme (parāvara-pati) who is accessible through devotion and praise.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Brahma (Pitamaha)
• Devas (Tridasha)
• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

What is the significance of calling Vishnu ‘parāvarapati’ in the Vishnu Purana?

It declares Vishnu as the sovereign of both the transcendent (para) and the manifest/worldly (avara) domains—implying all orders of existence are under Hari’s rule.

How does Sage Parāśara frame Brahmā’s role in this verse?

Parāśara presents Brahmā (Pitāmaha) not as the ultimate independent source, but as one who, along with the devas, approaches and praises Hari—highlighting Vishnu’s supremacy over cosmic administration.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is positioned as the Supreme Lord to whom even Brahmā and the gods turn in reverence, reinforcing Vishnu as the highest governing reality behind creation and cosmic order.