Shloka 97

गृहस्थस्य सदाचारः: शौच, तर্পण, वैश्वदेव, अतिथिधर्म, भोजन-विधि, संध्योपासन, ऋतु-धर्मः

Devanagari script

इत्य् उच्चार्य स्वहस्तेन परिमृज्य तथोदरम् अनायासप्रदायीनि कुर्यात् कर्माण्य् अतन्द्रितः

Transliteration

ity uccārya svahastena parimṛjya tathodaram anāyāsapradāyīni kuryāt karmāṇy atandritaḥ

Translation

Having thus uttered the words, and gently rubbing the abdomen with one’s own hand, one should, without negligence, perform the prescribed duties that grant ease, with steady attentiveness.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — quotative particle “thus”

• uccārya: having uttered
• uccārya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: uccāray (धातु √चर्/√चर्?; causative of √car/√car?; here from √car ‘to utter’ in usage uccārayati) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोग; “having uttered/recited”

• sva-hastena: with one’s own hand
• sva-hastena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य हस्तः)

• parimṛjya: having wiped
• parimṛjya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√mṛj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); “having wiped/rubbed”

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — “thus/likewise”

• udaram: the belly/abdomen
• udaram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• anāyāsa-pradāyīni: (acts) giving ease / not causing strain
• anāyāsa-pradāyīni: Karman (Object complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-āyāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāyin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (अनायासं प्रददाति इति)

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष? actually 3rd person singular (प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन) — “should do”

• karmāṇi: actions
• karmāṇi: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• atandritaḥ: unwearied, diligent
• atandritaḥ: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-tandrita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Daily conduct and ritual discipline (ācāra), including proper sequence of acts through the day

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual and worldly duties should be performed without negligence, in a manner that supports bodily ease and steady attentiveness.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Keep a simple, sustainable daily routine: complete obligatory practices first, then do work in a calm, unhurried way.

Vishishtadvaita: Dharma as disciplined service (kainkarya) aligns the embodied self with the Lord’s order, integrating bodily action with inner recollection.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sage Parāśara
• Maitreya

FAQs

What is the significance of disciplined daily action (atandritaḥ) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse emphasizes that sacred and practical duties should be done with vigilance and without laziness, making discipline itself a core expression of dharma.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of bodily regulation in ritual life?

By linking a small bodily act (soothing/rubbing the abdomen after recitation) with proceeding to one’s duties, Parāśara frames ritual life as integrating mantra, body, and conduct into a single ordered practice.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purana’s dharma-instructions function as Vishnu-centered cosmic order—right action and attentiveness uphold the divine sovereignty that sustains the world.