Shloka 2

सदाचार-नियमाः: शील, संयम, संग-निषेध, शुचिता, वाणी-नीति, परोपकारः

Devanagari script

सदानुपहते वस्त्रे प्रशस्ताश् च तथौषधीः गारुडानि च रत्नानि बिभृयात् प्रयतो नरः

Transliteration

sadānupahate vastre praśastāś ca tathauṣadhīḥ gāruḍāni ca ratnāni bibhṛyāt prayato naraḥ

Translation

A disciplined person should always wear unblemished garments, and with reverent care keep auspicious herbs, Garuḍa-protected charms, and sacred jewels.

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (Modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्वे क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अनुपहते: in unsoiled/undamaged
• अनुपहते: Adhikarana (Location/State)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुपहत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from उप-हन् with नञ्/अन्- prefix)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle sense), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् ‘वस्त्रे’

• वस्त्रे: garments (two pieces)
• वस्त्रे: Adhikarana (Location/State)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• प्रशस्ताः: excellent/approved
• प्रशस्ताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशस्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from शंस्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् ‘औषधीः’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• औषधीः: herbs/medicinal plants
• औषधीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गारुडानि: gāruḍa (Garuda-related)
• गारुडानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् ‘रत्नानि’ (Garuda-related/amuletic)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• रत्नानि: gems/jewels
• रत्नानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• बिभृयात्: should wear/carry
• बिभृयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रयतः: disciplined/pure
• प्रयतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from यत् with प्र-)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त/विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘नरः’

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Marks of disciplined conduct and auspicious observances for a dhārmic life

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: External cleanliness and the careful keeping of auspicious supports (herbs, protective garuḍa-charms, jewels) are prescribed as aids to steadiness and well-being under dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Maintain cleanliness and a mindful environment; treat protective practices as reminders of vigilance and ethical self-regulation rather than superstition.

Vishishtadvaita: Auspiciousness (śrī) is understood as harmonizing one’s embodied life with the Lord’s governance, where material means can serve devotional order.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa

FAQs

What is the significance of keeping unblemished garments and auspicious items in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames external purity and carefully chosen auspicious supports (herbs, charms, gems) as aids to disciplined living, reinforcing dharma and personal protection within the cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain protective practice in this context?

Parāśara presents protection as a dharmic discipline: a purified person maintains clean attire and bears approved (praśasta) supports—herbal, talismanic, and gem-like—used with restraint rather than superstition.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Even when discussing practical observance, the Purana’s underlying theology is that stability and protection ultimately rest in the Supreme Order sustained by Vishnu; these practices are secondary supports aligned with that sovereignty.