Shloka 52

Devanagari script

मत्कृते पितृपुत्राणां भ्रातॄणां चापि विग्रहाः जायन्ते ऽत्यन्तमोहेन ममत्वादृतचेतसाम्

Transliteration

matkṛte pitṛputrāṇāṃ bhrātṝṇāṃ cāpi vigrahāḥ jāyante 'tyantamohena mamatvādṛtacetasām

Translation

Because of me—through the overpowering delusion born of possessiveness—quarrels arise even between fathers and sons, and between brothers as well, in minds that cling to “mine.”

Word by Word

• मत्: of me/my
• मत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कृते: for (the sake of)
• कृते: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; 'कृते' = 'for the sake of' (हेत्वर्थे/निमित्ते)

• पितृपुत्राणाम्: of fathers and sons
• पितृपुत्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (पितरश्च पुत्राश्च)

• भ्रातॄणाम्: of brothers
• भ्रातॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

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

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• विग्रहाः: conflicts/quarrels
• विग्रहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• जायन्ते: arise/are born
• जायन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अत्यन्तमोहेन: by extreme delusion
• अत्यन्तमोहेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्यन्त (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (अत्यन्तः मोहः)

• ममत्वात्: from possessiveness
• ममत्वात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ममत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause)

• ऋतचेतसाम्: of those whose minds are set on truth
• ऋतचेतसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (प्रातिपदिक) + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ऋतं चेतः येषाम्—अर्थे बहुव्रीहिरिव प्रयोगः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya, describing the power of moha and mamatva to generate bondage and conflict)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the sense of ‘mine’ (mamatva) generates conflict even within families.

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mamatva (possessive identification) born of delusion becomes the seed of hostility, rupturing even sacred family bonds.

Vedantic Theme: Maya

Application: Practice ‘stewardship’ instead of ownership—share, renounce entitlement, and cultivate gratitude to reduce conflict at home and work.

Vishishtadvaita: The ‘mine’-sense is a distortion of the jīva’s dependence; recognizing all as belonging to the Lord restores harmony among His dependents (śeṣa-bhāva).

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Fathers and sons
• Brothers

FAQs

What is the significance of mamatva (the sense of “mine”) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents mamatva as a direct generator of intense delusion that fractures even the closest relationships, showing attachment as a root cause of bondage and social disorder.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the rise of conflict within families?

Parāśara attributes family disputes to overpowering moha born from possessiveness—when people cling to ownership and identity, quarrels arise even between fathers and sons or among brothers.

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

By contrasting misdirected “mine”-ness with right dependence, the teaching implies that true sovereignty and refuge belong to the Supreme (Vishnu), while possessiveness over transient relations and objects fuels delusion and conflict.