Shloka 7

विष्ण्वाराधन-फलम् तथा वर्णधर्माः

Worship of Vishnu through Varṇa-dharma

Devanagari script

यद् यद् इच्छति यावच् च फलम् आराधिते ऽच्युते तत् तद् आप्नोति राजेन्द्र भूरि स्वल्पम् अथापि वा

Transliteration

yad yad icchati yāvac ca phalam ārādhite 'cyute tat tad āpnoti rājendra bhūri svalpam athāpi vā

Translation

Whatever a person longs for, and whatever result he seeks—when the Imperishable Acyuta is worshipped, O best of kings, that very fruit he attains, whether it be vast or only slight.

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• इच्छति: desires
• इच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यावत्: as much as
• यावत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यावत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (quantitative)

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

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आराधिते: when (he is) worshipped
• आराधिते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, सप्तमी-एकवचन (locative singular)

• अच्युते: in/with regard to Achyuta (Vishnu)
• अच्युते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम (epithet)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यवस्थापन (correlative)

• तत्: that very
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic)

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• भूरि: much, abundant
• भूरि: Visheshana (Adverbial qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूरि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of quantity)

• स्वल्पम्: little
• स्वल्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अथ: or else, then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; alternative/sequence)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching within the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue; the vocative 'rājendra' evokes the archetypal royal addressee used in Purāṇic instruction)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: अच्युतस्य आराधने साधकः यथेष्टं फलं—महद् वा अल्पं वा—प्राप्नोति इति भगवत्प्रसाद-निश्चयः।

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: प्रार्थनायां स्पष्टता, कृतज्ञता, तथा फल-समर्पणं (ईश्वरार्पणबुद्धि) अभ्यासयेत्।

Vishishtadvaita: भगवत्कृपा-प्रधानता—फलप्राप्तिः परमपुरुषस्य प्रसादाधीन इति (सेष-सेषिभाव-सूचनम्)।

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Acyuta)
• Kings (rājendra as archetype)

FAQs

What is the significance of Acyuta granting results in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu (Acyuta) as the dependable sovereign of karmic outcomes: sincere worship connects the devotee to the Lord who can bestow the sought result, whether worldly or higher.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the fruits of devotion here?

Parāśara frames worship as efficacious and proportionate to intention—whatever fruit is intended, that fruit is obtained—highlighting Vishnu’s lordship over both abundance and limitation.

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

Vishnu is portrayed as the supreme, unfailing reality (Acyuta) whose grace governs attainment; devotion is not merely ritual but a relationship to the ultimate source of all results.