Shloka 35

विष्ण्वाराधन-फलम् तथा वर्णधर्माः

Worship of Vishnu through Varṇa-dharma

Devanagari script

दया समस्तभूतेषु तितिक्षा नाभिमानिता सत्यं शौचम् अनायासो मङ्गलं प्रियवादिता

Transliteration

dayā samastabhūteṣu titikṣā nābhimānitā satyaṃ śaucam anāyāso maṅgalaṃ priyavāditā

Translation

Compassion toward all beings, patient forbearance, humility free from pride, truthfulness, purity, effortless simplicity, auspicious conduct, and speech that is gentle and pleasing—these are the marks of a life aligned with dharma.

Word by Word

• दया: compassion
• दया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समस्तभूतेषु: in/among all beings
• समस्तभूतेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समस्तभूत- इति कर्मधारयसमासः

• तितिक्षा: forbearance
• तितिक्षा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तितिक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• अभिमानिता: free from pride / not arrogant
• अभिमानिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + √मन् (धातु) → अभिमानित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘अभिमानित’

• सत्यं: truthfulness
• सत्यं: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शौचम्: purity
• शौचम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अनायासः: effortlessness / absence of strain
• अनायासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनायास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मङ्गलं: auspiciousness
• मङ्गलं: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रियवादिता: pleasant speech
• प्रियवादिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + वादिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; प्रिय-वादिता इति षष्ठी/कर्मधारयार्थे तत्पुरुषसमासः (pleasant-speaking)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma is recognized by inner virtues—dayā, titikṣā, amānitā, satya, śauca—and by conduct and speech that are auspicious and gentle.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate non-harm, truth, cleanliness, and restrained speech as daily vows; measure progress by reduced ego and increased kindness.

Vishishtadvaita: Ethics becomes bhagavad-ārādhana when practiced as service by the self (jīva) that is a mode of the Lord, fostering harmony with His order.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Shanta

FAQs

What is the significance of compassion toward all beings in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse places universal compassion (dayā) at the center of dharmic life, presenting it as a stabilizing force for society and a prerequisite for spiritually aligned conduct.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the practical shape of dharma here?

He frames dharma as recognizable inner-and-outer qualities—humility, truth, purity, patience, simplicity, and pleasing speech—showing that righteousness is lived through daily behavior, not merely ritual.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, these virtues are presented as the dharmic order that supports devotion and realization of the Supreme—Vishnu as the sustaining reality (viṣṇu-tattva) behind cosmic harmony.