Shloka 7

पुंसां क्रिया-विभागः, संस्काराः, नामकरणम्, विवाहविधानम्

Devanagari script

प्राजापत्येन वा सर्वम् उपचारं प्रदक्षिणम् कुर्वीत तत् तथाशेषवृद्धिकालेषु भूपते

Transliteration

prājāpatyena vā sarvam upacāraṃ pradakṣiṇam kurvīta tat tathāśeṣavṛddhikāleṣu bhūpate

Translation

Or else, O king, let him perform every rite of reverent attendance and the sacred circumambulation in accordance with the Prajāpatya ordinance; and let the same be done in every season of increase and prosperity.

Word by Word

• प्राजापत्येन: by the prājāpatya rite (Prajāpati-related)
• प्राजापत्येन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राजापत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपचारम्: service; ritual attendance
• उपचारम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रदक्षिणम्: clockwise; as circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणम्: क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (used adverbially)

• कुर्वीत: should do; should perform
• कुर्वीत: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तत्: that (act)
• तत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'thus/likewise')

• अशेष-वृद्धि-कालेषु: on all occasions of increase/prosperity
• अशेष-वृद्धि-कालेषु: अधिकरण (Location/Time locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine) 'काल' आधार, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः: अशेषवृद्धिकाल = 'all growth-times/occasions of increase'

• भूपते: O king
• भूपते: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing a king within the narrative instruction)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Gṛhya/saṃskāra-vidhi for the householder—proper ceremonial attendance and auspicious observances during times of prosperity

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prosperity is to be sanctified through regulated, Prajāpatya-aligned observance and reverential circumambulation, so that growth remains tethered to dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Mark times of success with gratitude and disciplined practice (pradakṣiṇā, worship, charity), preventing pride and keeping prosperity dharma-centered.

Vishishtadvaita: Household rites are framed as service offered within the Lord’s order (niyati), aligning worldly increase with sacred duty rather than mere enjoyment.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Prajāpati
• Kings

FAQs

What is the significance of the Prajāpatya ordinance in this Vishnu Purana verse?

It frames royal and household ritual conduct as aligned with Prajāpati—the principle of generative order—so that service, offerings, and circumambulation are performed in a dharmically sanctioned way.

How does Sage Parāśara explain proper conduct during times of prosperity (vṛddhi-kāla)?

He instructs that the same complete set of respectful rites—upacāra and pradakṣiṇā—should be repeated whenever increase and auspicious growth arise, treating prosperity as a moment to reaffirm dharma rather than indulge in pride.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named, the verse reflects a Vaishnava Purāṇic ethic: worldly sovereignty and prosperity are stabilized by conformity to cosmic order, ultimately upheld by the Supreme Reality who sustains dharma.