Shloka 60

मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः

Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association

Devanagari script

समागम्य यथान्यायं दम्पती तौ यथाविधि विष्णोः पूजादिकं सर्वं कृतवन्तौ द्विजोत्तम

Transliteration

samāgamya yathānyāyaṃ dampatī tau yathāvidhi viṣṇoḥ pūjādikaṃ sarvaṃ kṛtavantau dvijottama

Translation

O best of the twice-born, having come together in due order, that husband and wife, according to prescribed rule, performed every rite—beginning with the worship of Lord Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• समागम्य: having met
• समागम्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त-अव्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले क्रिया (having come together)

• यथान्यायम्: according to propriety
• यथान्यायम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-न्याय (प्रातिपदिक; घटकौ: यथा + न्याय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्यय (according to rule)

• दम्पती: the couple (husband and wife)
• दम्पती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम; दम्पती इत्यस्य अन्वयः

• यथाविधि: according to the rite
• यथाविधि: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-विधि (प्रातिपदिक; घटकौ: यथा + विधि)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्यय (as prescribed)

• विष्णोः: of Vishnu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पूजादिकम्: worship and the rest (rites)
• पूजादिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; घटकौ: पूजा + आदि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (पूजा च आदि च) — ‘आदि’प्रयोगे समाहारार्थः

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पूजादिकम्)

• कृतवन्तौ: did/performed
• कृतवन्तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्तवतुँ (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवतुँ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• द्विजोत्तम: O best of Brahmins
• द्विजोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; घटकौ: द्विज + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (द्विजानाम् उत्तमः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even within worldly life, dharma is stabilized by vidhi-pūrvaka worship of Viṣṇu as the supreme refuge.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Keep a simple daily Viṣṇu-centered practice (nāma, pūjā, stotra) with consistency and ethical restraint, treating household duties as offerings.

Vishishtadvaita: Bhakti expressed through ordained practice (vidhi) aligns the finite self (jīva) as a mode of the Lord, serving Him through embodied action.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Gṛhastha-dharma (rule-governed household worship)

Key Kings: Sapatnajit

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• a husband and wife (couple)
• Dvija (twice-born)

FAQs

What is the significance of performing rites 'yathāvidhi' in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse emphasizes that worship of Viṣṇu and related observances gain their full dharmic force when done according to scriptural injunction and proper order, aligning household life with cosmic and moral law.

How does Sage Parāśara frame devotion to Vishnu within everyday life?

By presenting a married couple completing all duties beginning with Viṣṇu’s worship, Parāśara shows bhakti expressed through disciplined, lawful practice rather than as an isolated act—devotion integrated into daily dharma.

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

Viṣṇu is treated as the supreme focus of auspicious action: rites ‘begin with’ His worship, implying that worldly order, merit, and sanctity are grounded in reverence to the highest Lord.