Shloka 54

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

यद् योगिनः सदोद्युक्ताः पुण्यपापक्षये ऽक्षयम् पश्यन्ति प्रणवे चिन्त्यं तद् विष्णोः परमं पदम्

Transliteration

yad yoginaḥ sadodyuktāḥ puṇyapāpakṣaye 'kṣayam paśyanti praṇave cintyaṃ tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

Translation

That imperishable Reality which ever-striving yogins behold when merit and sin are brought to exhaustion—contemplated as the Pranava (Oṃ)—that indeed is the supreme abode, the highest station of Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• यत्: which/that (relative)
• यत्: Karma (Object of paśyanti)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• योगिनः: yogins
• योगिनः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सदोद्युक्ताः: ever intent/constantly engaged
• सदोद्युक्ताः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + उद्युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव (सदा उद्युक्ताः = always engaged)

• पुण्यपापक्षये: at the destruction of merit and sin
• पुण्यपापक्षये: Adhikarana (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वपूर्वक-तत्पुरुष (पुण्यपापयोः क्षये)

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

• पश्यन्ति: see
• पश्यन्ति: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रणवे: in/through the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवे: Adhikarana (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• चिन्त्यम्: to be contemplated
• चिन्त्यम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु) → चिन्त्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भव्य/यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (yad)

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

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

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Yogic realization of Viṣṇu’s supreme abode through contemplation of Praṇava and exhaustion of puṇya/pāpa

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ever-striving yogins realize Viṣṇu’s imperishable supreme abode through purification beyond merit and sin, contemplating Him as Praṇava (Oṃ).

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Adopt regular japa/meditation on Oṃ with ethical purification and steady practice, aiming beyond self-serving ‘merit’ toward God-realization.

Vishishtadvaita: Links mantra (Praṇava) and grace-oriented realization: liberation is attained by purified contemplation of the Supreme Lord, not by karma’s fruits alone.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Pranava (Om)

FAQs

What is the significance of Pranava (Om) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Oṃ as the meditative symbol through which yogins contemplate and directly behold the imperishable Reality identified with Vishnu’s supreme abode.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the exhaustion of merit and sin (puṇya-pāpa-kṣaya)?

He frames liberation as arising when the binding effects of both virtue and vice are exhausted, allowing the yogin’s vision to rest in the imperishable—Vishnu’s highest state.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the ultimate, imperishable goal of yogic realization—His parama padam is not merely a place but the highest Reality attainable through contemplation and inner vision.