Shloka 74

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

एवं संस्तूयमानस् तु प्रणतैर् अमरैर् हरिः प्रसन्नदृष्टिर् भगवान् इदम् आह स विश्वकृत्

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃstūyamānas tu praṇatair amarair hariḥ prasannadṛṣṭir bhagavān idam āha sa viśvakṛt

Translation

Thus praised by the immortals who bowed before Him, Hari—the Blessed Lord, the Maker of the universe—looked upon them with gracious favour and spoke these words.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus')

• संस्तूयमानः: being praised
• संस्तूयमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्तु (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त, कर्मणि वर्तमान)
• Form: कर्मणि वर्तमानकाले शानच्/यमान-प्रत्ययान्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (Nominative Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle: 'indeed/but')

• प्रणतैः: by the bowed (ones)
• प्रणतैः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used as noun); पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचनम्, तृतीया (Instrumental Plural)

• अमरैः: by the immortals (gods)
• अमरैः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचनम्, तृतीया (Instrumental Plural)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (Nominative Singular)

• प्रसन्नदृष्टिः: with a gracious look
• प्रसन्नदृष्टिः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (Nominative Singular); बहुव्रीहि-समासः (whose gaze is gracious)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (Nominative Singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, द्वितीया (Accusative Singular)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु; परोक्षभूत)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचनम् (3rd person singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (Nominative Singular)

• विश्वकृत्: creator of the universe
• विश्वकृत्: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचनम्, प्रथमा (Nominative Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (maker of the universe)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; reporting Hari’s response to the devas)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Transition from devas’ stuti to the Lord’s response and promised action

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Amaras (Devas)

FAQs

What is the significance of the devas praising Hari in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames a key narrative transition: the devas’ reverent stuti culminates in Hari’s gracious attention, establishing Vishnu as the supreme sovereign who responds and restores cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara present Vishnu’s supremacy in this context?

By calling Him “Bhagavān” and “Viśvakṛt,” Parāśara emphasizes Vishnu as the ultimate, personal Supreme Reality—creator and ruler—whose favor (prasanna-dṛṣṭi) governs divine outcomes.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu being described as Viśvakṛt here?

“Viśvakṛt” highlights Vishnu not merely as a powerful deity but as the cosmic cause and sustaining lord, aligning with Vaishnava readings where the Supreme Person is the source of creation and the arbiter of dharma and order.