Shloka 42

अक्रूर-सत्कारः, मथुरायात्रा-विरहः, यमुनातटे दिव्यदर्शनम्, चतुर्व्यूह-नमस्कारः

Devanagari script

सनन्दनाद्यैर् मुनिभिः सिद्धयोगैर् अकल्मषैः विचिन्त्यमानं तत्रस्थैर् नासाग्रन्यस्तलोचनैः

Transliteration

sanandanādyair munibhiḥ siddhayogair akalmaṣaiḥ vicintyamānaṃ tatrasthair nāsāgranyastalocanaiḥ

Translation

There, sages beginning with Sanandana—perfected yogins free from all stain—remained seated in that place, their gaze fixed upon the tip of the nose, steadily contemplating him without cease.

Word by Word

• सनन्दन-आद्यैः: by Sanandana and others
• सनन्दन-आद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘सनन्दनादयः’); पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचन (instrumental plural masculine)

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचन (instrumental plural masculine)

• सिद्ध-योगैः: by perfected yogins
• सिद्ध-योगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः (‘सिद्धाः योगाः/योगिनः’); पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचन (instrumental plural masculine)

• अकल्मषैः: by the sinless/pure
• अकल्मषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकल्मष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचन (instrumental plural masculine); विशेषणम्

• विचिन्त्यमानम्: being contemplated/meditated upon
• विचिन्त्यमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle, शानच्); नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन (accusative singular neuter)

• तत्रस्थैः: by those stationed there
• तत्रस्थैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः (‘तत्र स्थिताः’); पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचन (instrumental plural masculine); विशेषणम्

• नासा-अग्र-न्यस्त-लोचनैः: by those with eyes fixed on the tip of the nose
• नासा-अग्र-न्यस्त-लोचनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नासा (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यस्त (धा/न्यस्-धातु, क्त-कृदन्त) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘नासाग्रे न्यस्ते लोचने येषाम्’); पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचन (instrumental plural masculine); विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To be realized by pure sages through steady contemplation, granting liberation through direct knowledge and devotion.

Leela: Moksha-dana

Dharma Restored: Upholding the path of yoga-bhakti as a valid means to moksha.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The stainless siddha-yogins contemplate the Supreme with steady inward gaze, indicating disciplined meditation culminating in liberation.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Adopt regular dhyāna with breath steadiness and focused attention (e.g., nāsāgra-dṛṣṭi) while orienting the mind toward the Lord as the inner ruler.

Vishishtadvaita: Meditation culminates not in impersonal void but in realization of the personal Supreme as antaryāmin, whose presence is the inner core of all selves.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Sanandana
• Sages (Munis)
• Siddha Yogis
• Vishnu (implied as the object of meditation)

FAQs

What is the significance of nāsāgra-dṛṣṭi (nose-tip gaze) in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals disciplined yogic concentration: the sages steady the mind and senses so contemplation can remain fixed on the Supreme (Vishnu).

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of perfected yogis in realizing Vishnu?

He presents siddha-yogis as akalmaṣa—purified and accomplished—whose unwavering meditation is fit to apprehend the Lord beyond ordinary perception.

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

Vishnu is implied as the ultimate object of contemplation—Supreme Reality worthy of constant meditation by the most perfected and stainless sages.