Shloka 33

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

Devanagari script

प्रसीद मद्धितार्थाय कथ्यतां यस् त्वम् आगतः नष्टो मोहस् तवाकर्ण्य वचांस्य् एतानि मे द्विज

Transliteration

prasīda maddhitārthāya kathyatāṃ yas tvam āgataḥ naṣṭo mohas tavākarṇya vacāṃsy etāni me dvija

Translation

Be gracious to me for my welfare; tell me for what purpose you have come. O twice-born one, hearing these words of yours, my delusion has been dispelled.

Word by Word

• प्रसीद: be gracious
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Request/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मद्: my
• मद्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (enclitic form ‘mad’ = ‘mama’)

• हितार्थाय: for (my) benefit
• हितार्थाय: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (हितः अर्थः यस्य/हितार्थः); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• कथ्यताम्: let it be told
• कथ्यताम्: Kriya (Request/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject of relative clause/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आगतः: have come
• आगतः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having come’

• नष्टः: destroyed
• नष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मोहः-विशेषण

• मोहः: delusion
• मोहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

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

• वचांसि: words
• वचांसि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; वचांसि-विशेषण

• मे: my
• मे: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन (enclitic ‘me’ = ‘mama/mahyaṃ’); अत्र षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध

• द्विज: O twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Likely Maitreya addressing Sage Parāśara (dialogue frame of instruction)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Approaching the teacher with humility and a request for grace leads to the removal of delusion and opens the way to liberating discernment.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Seek guidance from a qualified teacher, ask clear questions about purpose and practice, and cultivate humility so insight can replace confusion.

Vishishtadvaita: Knowledge is received through grace and right relationship (guru-seva), preparing the jiva to recognize its dependence on the Supreme.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Maitreya
• Parasara

FAQs

What is the significance of moha (delusion) being destroyed in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

It highlights the Purāṇic teaching that right hearing (śravaṇa) of a realized teacher’s words clears confusion and prepares the disciple for higher doctrine.

How does Sage Parāśara’s dialogue method work in the Vishnu Purana?

The text proceeds through a guru–disciple frame: the disciple seeks clarity and purpose, and the teacher responds with ordered instruction—moving from questions to systematic exposition.

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

Even before explicit theology, the verse sets the epistemic foundation: knowledge that dispels delusion will culminate in understanding Vishnu’s supreme ordering reality as taught by Parāśara.