Shloka 27

यमस्य अधिकारभङ्गः — वैष्णवस्य लक्षणम्

Freedom from Yama through Hari-śaraṇāgati

Devanagari script

हृदि यदि भगवान् अनादिर् आस्ते हरिर् असिशङ्खगदाधरो ऽव्ययात्मा तदघम् अघविघातकर्तृभिन्नं भवति कथं सति चान्धकारम् अर्के

Transliteration

hṛdi yadi bhagavān anādir āste harir asiśaṅkhagadādharo 'vyayātmā tadagham aghavighātakartṛbhinnaṃ bhavati kathaṃ sati cāndhakāram arke

Translation

If the Blessed Lord—Hari, beginningless, imperishable in essence, bearing the sword, conch, and mace—abides within the heart, then how could sin remain there, distinct from the One who destroys all sin? How can darkness exist when the sun is present?

Word by Word

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अनादिः: beginningless
• अनादिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (नञ्) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष; विशेषण

• आस्ते: sits/dwells
• आस्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असिशङ्खगदाधरः: bearing sword, conch, and mace
• असिशङ्खगदाधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असि (प्रातिपदिक) + शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक) + गदा (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (√धृ धातु + अच्, कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष; विशेषण (of हरिः)

• अव्ययात्मा: of imperishable nature
• अव्ययात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय; विशेषण

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण (of अघम्)

• अघम्: sin
• अघम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अघविघातकर्तृभिन्नम्: destroyed/removed by the doer of sin-destruction (i.e., by the sin-destroyer)
• अघविघातकर्तृभिन्नम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अघ (प्रातिपदिक) + विघात (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक) + भिन्न (√भिद् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष; विशेषण (of अघम्)

• भवति: becomes / is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• सति: when (it) exists / being present
• सति: Adhikarana (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (√अस् धातु + शतृ, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• अन्धकारम्: darkness
• अन्धकारम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अर्के: when the sun is present / in the sun
• अर्के: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Indwelling Hari as destroyer of sin; simile of sun and darkness

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Where Hari abides in the heart, sin cannot persist—just as darkness cannot remain in the presence of the sun.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Use the sun-darkness analogy as daily contemplation: strengthen remembrance of Hari so that harmful impulses lose their footing.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s presence within is efficacious and purifying (grace), yet the heart remains the locus of personal cultivation—immanence enabling liberation.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)
• Bhagavan (Supreme Lord)

FAQs

What is the significance of Hari dwelling in the heart in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Hari as the Antaryamin: when the Supreme Lord is truly present in one’s heart-consciousness, sin cannot endure—just as darkness cannot remain before the sun.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the removal of sin here?

He argues through a logical analogy: since Hari is the destroyer of sin, sin cannot remain “separate” in the same inner space where Hari abides; divine presence itself is purifying.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the beginningless, imperishable Supreme Lord whose real presence within the devotee is transformative—supporting core Vaishnava teaching that Bhagavan is the ultimate purifier and refuge.