Shloka 29

Devanagari script

न सहति परसंपदं विनिन्दां कलुषमतिः कुरुते सताम् असाधुः न यजति न ददाति यश् च सन्तं मनसि न तस्य जनार्दनो ऽधमस्य

Transliteration

na sahati parasaṃpadaṃ vinindāṃ kaluṣamatiḥ kurute satām asādhuḥ na yajati na dadāti yaś ca santaṃ manasi na tasya janārdano 'dhamasya

Translation

He cannot endure another’s prosperity; with a tainted mind he slanders the virtuous. Such a man—base and unrighteous—neither worships nor gives in charity; in that lowest of men Janardana does not abide.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• sahati: endures, tolerates
• sahati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sah (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• para-saṃpadam: another’s prosperity
• para-saṃpadam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (परस्य संपत्)

• vinindām: censure, blame
• vinindām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinindā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• kaluṣa-matiḥ: one of impure mind
• kaluṣa-matiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaluṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कलुषा मतिः)

• kurute: does, commits
• kurute: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• satām: of the good (people)
• satām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सत्-शब्दः), षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• asādhuḥ: a wicked man
• asādhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asādhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• yajati: sacrifices, worships
• yajati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• dadāti: gives
• dadāti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• santam: the good (person)
• santam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• manasi: in (his) mind
• manasi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• janārdanaḥ: Janārdana (Vishnu)
• janārdanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• adhamasya: of the vile (man)
• adhamasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'tasya')

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Marks of true devotion versus adharma (envy, slander, failure of worship and charity) and the presence/absence of Janardana in the heart

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Envy and calumny toward the virtuous, coupled with neglect of worship and charity, indicate a heart unfit for Janārdana’s indwelling presence.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate muditā (joy in others’ success), restrain speech from fault-finding, and sustain daily worship and giving as disciplines that purify the heart.

Vishishtadvaita: Antaryāmitva: the Lord abides in the purified heart, and moral/inner dispositions condition receptivity to His presence without denying His transcendence.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Janardana)
• The virtuous (sat)

FAQs

What is the significance of envy and slander in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse treats intolerance of others’ prosperity and slandering the virtuous as signs of an impure mind that blocks dharmic life and spiritual receptivity.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the marks of an unrighteous person here?

Parāśara lists behavioral and inner signs: envy of others’ success, criticizing the good, neglecting worship and charity, and lacking even inward regard for virtue.

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

Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Lord who ‘abides’ with purity and goodness; a mind rooted in malice and irreverence is portrayed as unfit for His presence.