Shloka 26

यमस्य अधिकारभङ्गः — वैष्णवस्य लक्षणम्

Freedom from Yama through Hari-śaraṇāgati

Devanagari script

यमनियमविधूतकल्मषाणाम् अनुदिनम् अच्युतसक्तमानसानाम् अपगतमदमानमत्सराणां व्रज भट दूरतरेण मानवानाम्

Transliteration

yamaniyamavidhūtakalmaṣāṇām anudinam acyutasaktamānasānām apagatamadamānamatsarāṇāṃ vraja bhaṭa dūratareṇa mānavānām

Translation

“O guard, keep far away from those human beings whose sins have been washed away by the disciplines of yama and niyama—who, day after day, keep their minds fastened to Acyuta—and in whom pride, self-importance, and envy have fallen away.”

Word by Word

• यमनियमविधूतकल्मषाणाम्: of those whose sins are washed away by yama and niyama
• यमनियमविधूतकल्मषाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक) + नियम (प्रातिपदिक) + विधूत (√धू धातु + क्त, कृदन्त) + कल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; विशेषण (of mānavānām)

• अनुदिनम्: daily
• अनुदिनम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'day by day')

• अच्युतसक्तमानसानाम्: of those whose minds are attached to Acyuta
• अच्युतसक्तमानसानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक) + सक्त (√सञ्ज् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष; विशेषण

• अपगतमदमानमत्सराणाम्: of those from whom intoxication, pride, and envy have departed
• अपगतमदमानमत्सराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपगत (अप-√गम् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त) + मद (प्रातिपदिक) + मान (प्रातिपदिक) + मत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष; विशेषण

• व्रज: go
• व्रज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भट: O soldier/servant (attendant)
• भट: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• दूरतरेण: far away (by a farther distance)
• दूरतरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूरतरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative) used adverbially

• मानवानाम्: of men / from men
• मानवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; verse voiced as an injunction to a ‘bhaṭa’/guard within the narrative description)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Protecting devotees: the power of yama-niyama and steadfast attachment to Acyuta

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Those purified by yama-niyama and daily fixation of mind on Acyuta become unassailable by lower forces, having cast off pride and envy.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Adopt foundational restraints and observances (non-violence, truth, purity, contentment, study), and pair them with daily remembrance of Acyuta.

Vishishtadvaita: Ethical discipline is not merely self-effort but a preparation for sustained God-centeredness (Acyuta-sakti), harmonizing conduct with devotional dependence.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the significance of yama and niyama in the Vishnu Purana?

They are presented as purifying disciplines that cleanse moral impurity, making a devotee fit for steady remembrance of Vishnu (Acyuta).

How does Sage Parāśara frame the marks of a true devotee here?

By inner transformation: daily fixation of mind on Acyuta and the disappearance of mada (arrogance), māna (pride), and matsara (envy).

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Acyuta) in this verse?

Vishnu is implied as the unfailing Supreme anchor of consciousness—devotion to Him is portrayed as the force that dissolves egoic vices and grants spiritual authority.