Shloka 90

कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

Devanagari script

स त्वं प्रसीद परमेश्वर पाहि विश्वम् अंशावतारकरणैर् न ममासि पुत्रः आब्रह्मपादपम् अयं जगद् एतद् ईश त्वत्तो विमोहयसि किं परमेश्वरात्मन्

Transliteration

sa tvaṃ prasīda parameśvara pāhi viśvam aṃśāvatārakaraṇair na mamāsi putraḥ ābrahmapādapam ayaṃ jagad etad īśa tvatto vimohayasi kiṃ parameśvarātman

Translation

Be gracious, O Supreme Lord—protect the universe. By Your own acts of partial manifestation and descent, You are not truly my son. This whole world, from Brahmā down to the lowest, is Yours alone; O Supreme Self, why do You bewilder me with delusion?

Word by Word

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

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• प्रसीद: be gracious
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमेश्वर: O Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• पाहि: protect
• पाहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अंशावतारकरणैः: by means of partial descents/incarnations
• अंशावतारकरणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश + अवतार + करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; साधनार्थे

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Pratipadyam (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आब्रह्मपादपम्: up to Brahmā and down to plants (i.e., all levels)
• आब्रह्मपादपम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + ब्रह्म + पादप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः = 'up to Brahmā and down to plants' (extent)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ईश: O Lord
• ईश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• विमोहयसि: you delude/confuse
• विमोहयसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मुह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) भावः

• किम्: why?/what?
• किम्: Prashna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative particle)

• परमेश्वरात्मन्: O Supreme-Lord-Self
• परमेश्वरात्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश्वर + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; आत्मन्-शब्द (voc. = आत्मन्)

Speaker

A devotee/parental figure addressing Vishnu (as an apparent son) within the dynastic narrative; framed by Sage Parāśara’s narration to Maitreya

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Kalpa

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To protect the universe while revealing that His birth is an aṃśa-avatāra manifestation, not a limitation into human sonship.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Cosmic order safeguarded by the Lord’s descent; correction of possessive delusion regarding the Divine.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even in intimate līlā, the Lord remains the sole owner and protector of all worlds; the devotee must surrender possessiveness and seek His grace.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Transform attachment into surrender: love the Lord deeply while relinquishing the claim ‘He is mine’ and entrusting protection to Him.

Vishishtadvaita: Balances intimacy (vatsalya) with supremacy: the Lord enters relations by grace yet remains īśvara of all from Brahmā downward.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Vatsalya

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

What is the significance of aṃśāvatāra (partial incarnation) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse stresses that even when Vishnu appears in a familial, human-like role, He remains the Supreme Lord; the “son” identity is a deliberate manifestation, not a limitation of His divinity.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of delusion (vimohana/māyā) in such episodes?

In Parāśara’s narrative frame, divine bewilderment functions as māyā—Vishnu’s power that veils true identity so that a devotee’s relationship and the world’s order can unfold according to dharma and cosmic purpose.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as Parameśvara: the owner and protector of the entire cosmos, above even Brahmā, while still freely choosing to appear in approachable forms for the sake of beings and the preservation of the world.