Shloka 7

भरतचरितम्—मृगासक्ति-हेतुकः समाधिभङ्गः, जातिस्मरत्वं, रहूगण-जाḍभरत-संवादः

Devanagari script

सालग्रामे महाभागो भगवन्न्यस्तमानसः उवास सुचिरं कालं मैत्रेय पृथिवीपतिः

Transliteration

sālagrāme mahābhāgo bhagavannyastamānasaḥ uvāsa suciraṃ kālaṃ maitreya pṛthivīpatiḥ

Translation

O Maitreya, that greatly fortunate lord of the earth—his mind wholly placed in the Blessed Lord—dwelt for a long time at Śālagrāma, absorbed in devotion.

Word by Word

• सालग्रामे: in Sālagrāma
• सालग्रामे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सालग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• महाभागः: the fortunate/noble one
• महाभागः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—महान् भागः यस्य/महाभागः (कर्मधारय-रूपेण प्रचलित विशेषण)

• भगवत्: in the Lord (Bhagavān)
• भगवत्: Adhikarana (Locus: in the Lord/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; (सम्बोधन/सप्तमी-तत्पर्ये)

• न्यस्तमानसः: whose mind was fixed (on him)
• न्यस्तमानसः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-√अस्/न्यस् (धातु) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘न्यस्त’; समासः—न्यस्तं मानसं यस्य (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः, रूपतः तत्पुरुष-समास-आधार); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवास: dwelt/stayed
• उवास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुचिरम्: for a very long (time)
• सुचिरम्: Adhikarana (Temporal extent/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कालविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Adhikarana (Duration/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कालपरिमाणे द्वितीया

• मैत्रेय: O Maitreya
• मैत्रेय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• पृथिवीपतिः: the king (lord of the earth)
• पृथिवीपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—पृथिव्याः पतिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative, reassuring

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavannyasta-manas—placing the mind wholly in the Lord—constitutes sustained devotion supported by sacred place (tīrtha) and disciplined residence.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Create ‘Śālagrāma-like’ sacred routine: daily japa, pūjā, and periods of retreat; anchor the mind in nāma and rūpa steadily over time.

Vishishtadvaita: Devotion is a real relation of the jīva (śeṣa) to the Lord (śeṣin); dwelling in His presence (arcā/tīrtha) supports prapatti-like single-pointedness.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Lord Vishnu)
• Maitreya
• Pṛthivīpati (the King)
• Śālagrāma

FAQs

What is the significance of Śālagrāma in the Vishnu Purana?

Śālagrāma is presented as a sacred Vaiṣṇava locale where devotion to Bhagavān is naturally intensified; the verse highlights it as a place fit for long spiritual residence and remembrance of Vishnu.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the ideal conduct of a king in this context?

By describing the king as “bhagavannyastamānasaḥ,” Parāśara emphasizes that true royal authority is grounded in inner dedication to Vishnu—rule becomes an expression of dharma guided by devotion.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is invoked as Bhagavān—the supreme object of surrender and meditation—showing that even worldly sovereignty finds its highest purpose in orienting the mind and life toward the Supreme Lord.