Shloka 50

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

विशुद्धबोधवन् नित्यम् अजम् अक्षयम् अव्ययम् अव्यक्तम् अविकारं यत् तद् विष्णोः परमं पदम्

Transliteration

viśuddhabodhavan nityam ajam akṣayam avyayam avyaktam avikāraṃ yat tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

Translation

That which is perfectly pure consciousness—everlasting, unborn, imperishable, undecaying; unmanifest and changeless—is proclaimed as the supreme station, the highest abode of Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• विशुद्धबोधवान्: possessing perfectly pure consciousness
• विशुद्धबोधवान्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + बोधवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• नित्यम्: always/eternally
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अजम्: unborn
• अजम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अव्ययम्: unchanging
• अव्ययम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अव्यक्तम्: unmanifest
• अव्यक्तम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अविकारम्: without modification
• अविकारम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• यत्: which/that (relative)
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तत्: that (correlative)
• तत्: Sambandha (Correlative reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; निर्देशसूचक सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पदम्: abode/state/footstep
• पदम्: Karma/Pratipādya (Object/that spoken of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Nature of Viṣṇu’s supreme abode (parama-pada) and its transcendental characteristics

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu’s parama-pada is the unborn, imperishable, unmanifest, changeless reality of pure consciousness.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Contemplate the imperishable and changeless as the true goal, loosening identification with transient states and objects.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms a supreme, immutable Viṣṇu as the transcendent ground of reality (para-tattva) to whom the soul can orient in devotion and knowledge.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu’s paramaṃ padam (supreme abode) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse defines Vishnu’s highest state as eternal, unborn, unmanifest, and changeless—indicating a transcendent reality beyond material creation and the ultimate goal of liberation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the unmanifest (avyakta) nature of the Supreme here?

Parāśara describes the Supreme as avyakta and avikāra—beyond sensory objectification and untouched by transformation—framing Vishnu as the immutable ground of all manifested worlds.

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

Vishnu is presented as the supreme, imperishable Reality characterized by pure consciousness, establishing Him as the highest refuge and the final end of spiritual realization in Vaishnava philosophy.