Shloka 2

अक्रूरस्य यमुनादर्शनम्, मथुराप्रवेशः, रजकवधः, माल्यजीवकवरदानम्

Devanagari script

परित्यक्तान्यविषयं मनस् तत्र निवेश्य सः ब्रह्मभूते चिरं स्थित्वा विरराम समाधितः

Transliteration

parityaktānyaviṣayaṃ manas tatra niveśya saḥ brahmabhūte ciraṃ sthitvā virarāma samādhitaḥ

Translation

Casting away every other object of sense, he fixed his mind there alone; and, having long abided in that state of Brahman, he became still—resting in samādhi.

Word by Word

• परित्यक्त: abandoned
• परित्यक्त: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनस्य विशेषणरूपे; धातु: त्यज् (त्यागे) उपसर्गः परि

• अन्यविषयम्: other objects (of sense)
• अन्यविषयम्: Karman (Object of abandoning/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य + विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः (अन्यः विषयः)

• मनः: the mind
• मनः: Karman (Object of placing/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• निवेश्य: having fixed/placed
• निवेश्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: विश् (प्रवेशने/निवेशने) उपसर्गः नि

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मभूते: in the Brahman-state
• ब्रह्मभूते: Adhikarana (State/location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणि भूते = in the state of Brahman)

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• स्थित्वा: having remained
• स्थित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: स्था (स्थितौ)

• विरराम: ceased/rested
• विरराम: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: रम् (क्रीडायाम्/विश्रान्तौ) उपसर्गः वि

• समाधितः: absorbed in samādhi
• समाधितः: Karta-visheshana (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः: समाधिं प्राप्तः (absorbed in samādhi)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Kṛṣṇa’s presence elicits yogic absorption in devotees, revealing that the supreme Lord is approachable through inner concentration culminating in brahma-bhāva.

Leela: Moksha-dana

Dharma Restored: Affirming the legitimacy of inner discipline (samādhi) aligned with devotion to Viṣṇu.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: By abandoning sense-objects and fixing the mind on the Supreme alone, one abides in brahma-bhūta state and rests in samādhi.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Daily practice: withdraw attention from distractions, choose one sacred focus (nāma, rūpa, or mantra), and sit until the mind settles into steady stillness.

Vishishtadvaita: ‘Brahma-bhūta’ here is compatible with devotion: realizing the Lord as Brahman does not erase personal relation but deepens it into serene God-centered absorption.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Samadhi
• Mind (Manas)

FAQs

What is the significance of withdrawing from sense-objects in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents viṣaya-tyāga (abandoning sense-objects) as the practical gateway to steady concentration, enabling the mind to rest in samādhi and approach liberation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the brahmabhūta state here?

Parāśara describes it as a sustained abidance where the mind, no longer scattered by external objects, remains established in Brahman—culminating in quietude and absorption (samādhi).

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

Even when the verse uses the language of “Brahman,” the Vishnu Purana’s framework treats the Supreme Reality as ultimately grounded in Vishnu; meditative absorption is thus aligned with realizing the highest, sovereign principle.