Shloka 94

सूर्यरथ-कालचक्र-आयनविभागः, संध्योपासनम्, देवयान-पितृयानम्, विष्णुपद-गङ्गावतरणम्

Devanagari script

पुनश् चाकामसंयोगाच् शब्दादेर् दोषदर्शनात् इत्य् एभिः कारणैः शुद्धास् ते ऽमृतत्वं हि भेजिरे

Transliteration

punaś cākāmasaṃyogāc śabdāder doṣadarśanāt ity ebhiḥ kāraṇaiḥ śuddhās te 'mṛtatvaṃ hi bhejire

Translation

And again, through association devoid of desire, and by clearly perceiving the defects in sense-objects—beginning with sound—by these very causes they were purified and indeed attained immortality (liberation).

Word by Word

• पुनः: again, further
• पुनः: Sambandha (Discourse adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/पुनरावृत्तिवाचक) — adverb (again/further)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• अकामसंयोगात्: from non-desire/absence of passion in contact
• अकामसंयोगात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ (नञ्) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी एकवचनम् (Masculine, Ablative, Singular); तत्पुरुषः (अकामः संयोगः)

• शब्दादेः: of sound etc. (sense-objects)
• शब्दादेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनम् (Masculine, Genitive, Singular); तत्पुरुषः (शब्द-आदि)

• दोषदर्शनात्: from seeing the faults
• दोषदर्शनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे पञ्चमी एकवचनम् (Neuter, Ablative, Singular); तत्पुरुषः (दोषस्य दर्शनम्)

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

• एभिः: by these
• एभिः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (Pronoun: Instrumental, Plural)

• कारणैः: by causes/reasons
• कारणैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• शुद्धाः: purified
• शुद्धाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Adjective: Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Pronoun: Nominative, Plural)

• अमृतत्वम्: immortality
• अमृतत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृतत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — particle (indeed)

• भेजिरे: they attained/partook of
• भेजिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (परस्मैपदम्), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम् (Perfect, 3rd person, plural)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Desireless association and clear discernment of the defects in sense-objects (from sound onward) purify the mind and culminate in ‘immortality’—liberation.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Practice viveka (discernment) regarding sensory pleasures, cultivate non-craving engagement with the world, and sustain meditative awareness to cleanse latent impressions.

Vishishtadvaita: Purification (śuddhi) is preparatory to the soul’s liberated state; in Vishishtadvaita, such śuddhi supports steadfast devotion and surrender to the Supreme Person.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sage Parāśara
• Maitreya

FAQs

What is the significance of seeing the defects in sense-objects (śabdādi) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents doṣa-darśana—recognizing the limitations and binding nature of sensory pleasures—as a direct cause of purification leading toward moksha.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of desirelessness (akāma) in spiritual progress?

Parāśara describes akāma-saṃyoga—contact and association free from craving—as a practical discipline that cleanses the mind and supports liberation.

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

Liberation is framed as attaining amṛtatva beyond samsara, ultimately under Vishnu’s supreme order, where purification and dispassion align the soul toward the highest reality.