Shloka 25

Devanagari script

यद् एतत् तव मैत्रेय पुराणं कथ्यते मया एतद् वैष्णवसंज्ञं वै पाद्मस्य समनन्तरम्

Transliteration

yad etat tava maitreya purāṇaṃ kathyate mayā etad vaiṣṇavasaṃjñaṃ vai pādmasya samanantaram

Translation

O Maitreya, this Purāṇa that I am recounting to you is known by the name “Vaiṣṇava”; it is to be placed immediately after the Pādma.

Word by Word

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तव: your; of you
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive: 'of you/your')

• मैत्रेय: O Maitreya
• मैत्रेय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maitreya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; नाम

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• कथ्यते: is narrated
• कथ्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), कर्मणि प्रयोग; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (पुनरुक्ति)

• वैष्णवसंज्ञम्: called ‘Vaiṣṇava’
• वैष्णवसंज्ञम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiṣṇava + saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (वैष्णवी संज्ञा यस्य/वैष्णव-नामक) विशेषण

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Modifier (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, अवधारण/खल्वर्थ (emphatic particle)

• पाद्मस्य: of the Pādma (Purāṇa)
• पाद्मस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• समनन्तरम्: immediately after
• समनन्तरम्: Sambandha/Sequence (क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samanantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् अव्यय (adverbial accusative: 'immediately after')

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Identification of this text as the Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa and its placement/order

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: This Purāṇa is explicitly ‘Vaiṣṇava’ in orientation, asserting Viṣṇu’s supreme lordship as the highest reality and rightful object of ultimate devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Read and practice with a clear iṣṭa: cultivate steady remembrance (smaraṇa) and surrender (prapatti) to Nārāyaṇa as the governing center of life.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the Lord (Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa) as Para-Brahman and jagat-kāraṇa—transcendent yet the ground of the world—supporting qualified non-dualism rather than world-negation.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Vyuha Form: Vasudeva

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Maitreya
• Padma Purana
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of calling the text ‘Vaiṣṇava’ in the Vishnu Purana?

It declares the Purāṇa’s primary theological orientation—centering Viṣṇu as the Supreme Lord and ultimate Reality—guiding how its cosmology, history, and dharma are to be read.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the authority of this Purāṇa to Maitreya here?

By explicitly naming it and situating it within the recognized Purāṇic sequence, Parāśara frames the teaching as a formal, tradition-grounded transmission to Maitreya.

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

Viṣṇu is presented as the defining principle of the work itself—its identity and purpose are to uphold devotion and understanding of Viṣṇu’s supreme sovereignty over the cosmos and time.