Shloka 62

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा न पुत्रदारादौ गृहक्षेत्रादिके तथा द्रव्यादौ वा कृतप्रज्ञो ममत्वं कुरुते नरः

Transliteration

śrutvā na putradārādau gṛhakṣetrādike tathā dravyādau vā kṛtaprajño mamatvaṃ kurute naraḥ

Translation

Having understood the truth, a man of settled wisdom no longer fastens the sense of “mine” upon son and wife, house and land, or even wealth and the rest.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having heard’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• पुत्र-दार-आदौ: in sons, wife, etc.
• पुत्र-दार-आदौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दार (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पुत्र-दार-आदि-समूहः)

• गृह-क्षेत्र-आदिके: in house, land, etc.
• गृह-क्षेत्र-आदिके: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गृह-क्षेत्र-आदि-समूहः)

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• द्रव्य-आदौ: in wealth, etc.
• द्रव्य-आदौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः

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

• कृत-प्रज्ञः: a wise man; one of steady understanding
• कृत-प्रज्ञः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; कृ धातु) + प्रज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (कृता प्रज्ञा यस्य = ‘one whose understanding is formed/steady’)

• ममत्वम्: sense of ‘mine’; possessiveness
• ममत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ममत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• कुरुते: does; makes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How wisdom (kṛtaprajñatā) removes mamatva (possessiveness) toward family, property, and wealth.

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: One who truly understands ceases to impose ‘mine-ness’ upon spouse, children, house, land, and wealth, recognizing their transience and non-self.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Practice mindful non-possessiveness: fulfill duties without identity-fusion with roles, and regularly reflect on what is truly enduring.

Vishishtadvaita: Detachment is not denial of the world but right-relationship: possessions and relations are to be held as the Lord’s (śeṣa-śeṣi-bhāva), not as autonomous ‘mine’.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

FAQs

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

This verse presents mamatva as a core bondage: even legitimate relations and possessions become fetters when grasped as “mine,” and wisdom is shown by the dropping of that possessiveness.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the mark of a truly wise person here?

Parāśara defines the kṛtaprajña as one who, after understanding the teaching, no longer identifies ownership in family, home, land, or wealth—indicating stable discernment and inward freedom.

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

By urging release from worldly clinging, the teaching implicitly redirects the seeker to Viṣṇu as the enduring Supreme Reality, the only rightful ‘belonging’ and final ground of liberation.