Shloka 28

अक्रूरस्य गोकुलगमनम्—दर्शन-लालसा, अंशावतार-बोधः, विष्णु-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

अप्य् एष पृष्ठे मम हस्तपद्मं करिष्यति श्रीमदनन्तमूर्तिः यस्याङ्गुलिस्पर्शहताखिलाघैर् अवाप्यते सिद्धिर् अनाशदोषा

Transliteration

apy eṣa pṛṣṭhe mama hastapadmaṃ kariṣyati śrīmadanantamūrtiḥ yasyāṅgulisparśahatākhilāghair avāpyate siddhir anāśadoṣā

Translation

May that glorious Lord of endless form—Śrī Ananta—place the lotus of His hand upon my back; for by the mere touch of His fingers, all sins are destroyed, and one attains flawless fulfilment, untouched by any taint of failure.

Word by Word

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: 'even/also')

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pṛṣṭhe: on the back
• pṛṣṭhe: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• hastapadmam: lotus-like hand
• hastapadmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक) + padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (hastasya padmam)

• kariṣyati: will place/do
• kariṣyati: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• śrīmadanantamūrtiḥ: the glorious Ananta-formed Lord
• śrīmadanantamūrtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक) + ananta (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (śrīmat ananta-mūrtiḥ = 'the glorious infinite-formed one')

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम

• aṅgulisparśahatākhilāghaiḥ: by (him) whose touch of a finger destroys all sins
• aṅgulisparśahatākhilāghaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṅguli (प्रातिपदिक) + sparśa (प्रातिपदिक) + hata (कृदन्त) + akhila (प्रातिपदिक) + agha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; बहुपद-समासः (तत्पुरुष-प्रधानः): 'aṅguli-sparśena hata-akhila-aghaiḥ'

• avāpyate: is obtained
• avāpyate: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava√āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• siddhiḥ: attainment, perfection
• siddhiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• anāśadoṣā: faultless, without defect
• anāśadoṣā: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (anāśa-doṣā = 'without fault/defect') विशेषणम् (siddhiḥ)

Speaker

Sage Parasara (narrating to Maitreya; verse voiced as a devotional utterance within the narrative)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s sanctifying touch (sparśa) destroys all sin and grants flawless siddhi, showing grace as a direct purifier beyond personal capacity.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Approach practice as receptivity to grace—seek ‘touch’ through temple worship, śaraṇāgati, and ethical purification, trusting the Lord’s power to transform.

Vishishtadvaita: Divine grace operates through the Lord’s real, auspicious body (divya-maṅgala-vigraha), consistent with a personal Brahman accessible to the devotee.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Vyuha Form: Aniruddha

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Ananta

FAQs

What is the significance of the Lord’s touch in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents divine touch as transformative grace: even a mere finger-touch of Ananta destroys all sin and grants “siddhi,” indicating salvation depends primarily on the Lord’s power and compassion rather than human effort alone.

How does Sage Parasara explain the path to spiritual fulfilment here?

Parasara frames fulfilment as “anāśa-doṣā” (free from the defect of failure), attainable through the Lord’s direct bestowal of grace—symbolized by placing the lotus-hand—highlighting refuge in Vishnu as the decisive cause.

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

Vishnu (as Śrī Ananta) is portrayed as the supreme, limitless savior whose mere presence purifies and perfects the devotee, aligning with Vaishnava doctrines where the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty and mercy are central to liberation.