Shloka 92

Devanagari script

भोजनं पुष्करद्वीपे तत्र स्वयम् उपस्थितम् षड्रसं भुञ्जते विप्र प्रजाः सर्वाः सदैव हि

Transliteration

bhojanaṃ puṣkaradvīpe tatra svayam upasthitam ṣaḍrasaṃ bhuñjate vipra prajāḥ sarvāḥ sadaiva hi

Translation

In Puṣkara-dvīpa, O brāhmaṇa, food is found there of itself—ever present. All beings partake of that nourishment, endowed with the six tastes, at all times.

Word by Word

• भोजनम्: food
• भोजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुष्करद्वीपे: in Puṣkara-dvīpa
• पुष्करद्वीपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘पुष्कर-द्वीप’ = पुष्करनामकः द्वीपः

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• स्वयम्: by itself/automatically
• स्वयम्: Sambandha/Emphasis (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक/स्वकृत्यवाचक (reflexive adverb)

• उपस्थितम्: present/available
• उपस्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृत्) → उपस्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उपस्थित’ = उपस्थित/प्राप्त

• षड्रसम्: having six tastes
• षड्रसम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् + रस (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘षड्-रस’ = षण्णां रसाणां समाहारः/युक्तम्

• भुञ्जते: they eat/enjoy
• भुञ्जते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• प्रजाः: the people/subjects
• प्रजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Reason (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (reason/assurance particle)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating) to Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Features of Puṣkara-dvīpa and its inhabitants’ sustenance.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Dvipas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: In higher ordered regions, sustenance arises spontaneously, indicating a cosmos graded by purity and providence.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Practice gratitude and moderation, seeing food as providential rather than merely possessed or earned.

Vishishtadvaita: The world’s provisions are real and dependently bestowed—pointing to Viṣṇu as the sustaining cause (jagat-kāraṇa).

Vaishnava Theology

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Puṣkara-dvīpa
• Prajāḥ (beings/subjects)

FAQs

What is the significance of Puṣkara-dvīpa in the Vishnu Purana?

Puṣkara-dvīpa is described as one of the outer dvīpas in the Purāṇic world-system, illustrating a cosmic order where life is sustained effortlessly and harmoniously.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine provision in this verse?

He states that food is “svayam upasthitam” (self-present), implying a realm where sustenance arises naturally under the universe’s ordained order rather than through labor or struggle.

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

Though not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana frames such cosmic regularity—abundance, order, and sustenance—as ultimately grounded in Vishnu’s sovereign maintenance of the universe (sthiti).