Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

स तस्य वैश्वदेवान्ते द्वारालोकनगोचरे स्थितस् तेन गृहीतार्घो निजवेश्मप्रवेशितः

Transliteration

sa tasya vaiśvadevānte dvārālokanagocare sthitas tena gṛhītārgho nijaveśmapraveśitaḥ

Translation

He stood there at the close of the Vaiśvadeva rite, within sight of the doorway; then, received with the offering of arghya, he was respectfully led into the host’s own residence.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• वैश्वदेव-अन्ते: at the end of the Vaiśvadeva (rite/time)
• वैश्वदेव-अन्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्वदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वैश्वदेवस्य अन्तः)

• द्वार-आलोकन-गोचरे: within sight of the doorway
• द्वार-आलोकन-गोचरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक) + आलोकन (प्रातिपदिक) + गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (द्वारस्य आलोकनस्य गोचरः)

• स्थितः: standing
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (स्थित = standing)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• गृहीत-अर्घः: having received the offering of respect
• गृहीत-अर्घः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) + अर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-समासः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गृहीतः अर्घः यस्य)

• निज-वेश्म-प्रवेशितः: led into his own house
• निज-वेश्म-प्रवेशितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, causative sense by context: प्रवेशित = made to enter), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निजं वेश्म, तत्र प्रवेशितः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Honoring guests (atithi) with ritual propriety is itself dharma and a purifier of the household.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Practice mindful hospitality—respect, cleanliness, and attention—especially toward teachers, elders, and seekers.

Vishishtadvaita: Service offered in dharma becomes a mode of worship, aligning household life with divine order.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśvadeva (household rite)
• Arghya (honor-offering)
• Guest (Atithi)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Vaiśvadeva rite in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vaiśvadeva as the daily household act that aligns domestic life with cosmic order—after completing it, the host honors the guest, showing dharma as lived practice.

How does Sage Parāśara explain dharma through narrative details like arghya?

By depicting arghya and formal reception, Parāśara shows dharma not as abstraction but as embodied conduct—ritual completion followed by ethical hospitality.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even without naming Vishnu directly, the verse reflects Vaishnava theology: orderly ritual and righteous hospitality are expressions of serving the Supreme who pervades the world and upholds dharma.