Shloka 5
फलं चाराधिते विष्णौ यत् पुंसाम् अभिजायते स चाह पृष्टो यत् तेन तन् मैत्रेयाखिलं शृणु
phalaṃ cārādhite viṣṇau yat puṃsām abhijāyate sa cāha pṛṣṭo yat tena tan maitreyākhilaṃ śṛṇu
Maitreya, listen in full: when a man worships Viṣṇu, the Supreme Lord, whatever fruit is born for him thereby—being questioned, he declared exactly that.
Sage Parashara (continuing his narration to Maitreya, referring to a prior question-and-answer context)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: फलम्—विष्ण्वाराधनस्य कः परिणामः (worship of Vishnu and its fruits)
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: authoritative
Concept: विष्ण्वाराधनस्य यत् फलं साधकस्य भवति, तदेव शास्त्रतः निरूप्यते।
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: उपास्यदेवता-विष्णोः प्रति श्रद्धया आराधनं कृत्वा, फलविषये शास्त्रीयमार्गदर्शनं श्रवणेन गृह्णीयात्।
Vishishtadvaita: परः पुमान् विष्णुः इति—परब्रह्मस्य सगुण-व्यक्तिरूपेण उपास्यत्वं सूचितम्।
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse frames the teaching that worship of Vishnu is efficacious and yields definite results; the Purana proceeds to specify what outcomes arise from devotion to the Supreme Lord.
He presents the explanation as a direct response to a question—indicating an authoritative, dialogue-based transmission where the fruits of Vishnu’s worship are enumerated and clarified for Maitreya.
Vishnu is treated as the supreme object of worship whose grace governs outcomes; the verse signals a Vaishnava framework where ultimate sovereignty and beneficence rest in Vishnu.