Shloka 32

ऋभु–निदाघ-संवादः—अद्वैत-उपदेशः, समता, वासुदेव-स्वरूप-एकत्वम्

Devanagari script

इत्य् आकर्ण्य वचस् तस्य परमार्थाश्रितं नृप प्रणिपत्य महाभागो निदाघो वाक्यम् अब्रवीत्

Transliteration

ity ākarṇya vacas tasya paramārthāśritaṃ nṛpa praṇipatya mahābhāgo nidāgho vākyam abravīt

Translation

O King, having heard his words grounded in the highest truth, the noble Nidāgha bowed in reverence and then spoke.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/quotative particle)

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + कर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having heard’

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• परमार्थाश्रितम्: based on the highest truth
• परमार्थाश्रितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमार्थ + आश्रित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (परमार्थम् आश्रितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वचः-विशेषण

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

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having bowed down’

• महाभागः: the fortunate one, noble one
• महाभागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् भागः यस्य/महाभागः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• निदाघः: Nidāgha
• निदाघः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदाघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; महाभागः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण

• वाक्यम्: a statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; addressing him as 'nṛpa')

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Nidāgha
• Ṛbhu

FAQs

What is the significance of paramārtha (supreme truth) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse signals that the instruction being heard is not merely practical or ritual, but rooted in paramārtha—highest reality—marking the dialogue as explicitly philosophical and liberative.

How does Sage Parāśara present the teacher–student dynamic in this passage?

By highlighting Nidāgha’s listening, reverent prostration (praṇipāta), and then response, Parāśara frames true knowledge as received through humility, attentive hearing, and disciplined inquiry.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Although Vishnu is not named in this line, the emphasis on paramārtha aligns with the Purana’s overarching theology in which the supreme reality ultimately culminates in Vishnu as the highest principle.