Shloka 6

सूर्यरथः, सप्तगणाः, मासाधिकारिणः

The Sun’s Chariot and the Sevenfold Monthly Governors

Devanagari script

माधवे निवसन्त्य् एते शुचिसंज्ञे निबोध मे

Transliteration

mādhave nivasanty ete śucisaṃjñe nibodha me

Translation

O Śuci by name, know from me: these all dwell in Mādhava, resting in Lord Viṣṇu as their refuge and very seat of existence.

Word by Word

• माधवे: in Mādhava (month/season named Mādhava)
• माधवे: अधिकरण (Locative/Place)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• निवसन्ति: they dwell/reside
• निवसन्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• एते: these (beings)
• एते: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शुचि-संज्ञे: in (the month) called Śuci
• शुचि-संज्ञे: अधिकरण (Locative/Place)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• निबोध: know/understand
• निबोध: क्रिया (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• मे: of me / my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya; addressing Śuci as a named interlocutor within the chapter’s exposition)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Constitution of the Sun’s retinue/monthly presiding powers and their dependence on Mādhava

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All cosmic powers subsist in Mādhava, who is their support and inner seat of existence.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Contemplate the Lord as the sustaining ground of daily life and offer all actions to Him as refuge.

Vishishtadvaita: Vishnu is both transcendent refuge and immanent support (antaryāmin) of all beings and functions.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Mādhava)
• Śuci

FAQs

What is the significance of Mādhava as an abode in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Mādhava (Vishnu) as the ultimate locus in which beings “dwell,” implying dependence on Vishnu as the sustaining refuge beyond mere physical geography.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the placement of beings in the cosmos here?

He frames cosmic placement as not only spatial but theological—beings are said to abide in relation to Vishnu’s sovereignty, indicating a hierarchy grounded in the Supreme.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Vishnu (Mādhava) is emphasized as the supreme support and final resting-place of existence, aligning with Vaishnava readings where all worlds and beings depend upon the Lord as their ultimate āśraya.