Shloka 7

शरद्वर्णनं, योगोपमा, तथा गोवर्धन-यज्ञप्रवर्तनम्

Devanagari script

तारकाविमले व्योम्नि रराजाखण्डमण्डलः चन्द्रश् चरमदेहात्मा योगी साधुकुले यथा

Transliteration

tārakāvimale vyomni rarājākhaṇḍamaṇḍalaḥ candraś caramadehātmā yogī sādhukule yathā

Translation

In the stainless, star-strewn sky, the Moon shone as a flawless, unbroken orb—like a perfected yogin, established in the final body, radiant among the company of the virtuous.

Word by Word

• तारका-विमले: in the star-clear (sky)
• तारका-विमले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तारका (प्रातिपदिक) + विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (locative adjective)

• व्योम्नि: in the sky
• व्योम्नि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• रराज: shone
• रराज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अखण्ड-मण्डलः: the unbroken orb
• अखण्ड-मण्डलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• चन्द्रः: the moon
• चन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• चरम-देह-आत्मा: whose self was in the last body
• चरम-देह-आत्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चरम (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (of चन्द्रः)

• योगी: a yogin
• योगी: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• साधु-कुले: in a family of the virtuous
• साधु-कुले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक) + कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (साधूनां कुलम्)

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्ययम् (comparative particle)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Purity and wholeness of consciousness are likened to the moon’s unbroken orb, the mark of a perfected yogin.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Cultivate mental clarity through steady practice and association with the virtuous (sādhu-saṅga).

Vishishtadvaita: Serenity arises upon right knowledge of the Supreme, while the self remains a distinct knower dependent on Him.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Chandra (the Moon)
• Tārakā (stars)
• Yogī
• Sādhus (the virtuous)

FAQs

What is the significance of comparing the Moon to a yogin in the Vishnu Purana?

The verse uses the Moon’s steady, spotless radiance as a metaphor for a perfected yogin—stable, purified, and luminous among the virtuous—linking cosmic order with inner spiritual attainment.

How does Sage Parāśara explain cosmology in a spiritually meaningful way here?

Parāśara does not merely list astronomical features; he frames the heavens through ethical and yogic imagery, suggesting that the cosmos mirrors principles of purity, steadiness, and perfected realization.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana’s cosmology is presented as part of Vishnu’s ordered sovereignty—celestial harmony reflecting the Supreme Reality that sustains and regulates the universe.