Shloka 45

Kālayavana’s Rise, Dvārakā’s Founding, and Muchukunda’s Awakening (Śaraṇāgati & Brahman-Stuti)

Devanagari script

अहम् अत्यन्तविषयी मोहितस् तव मायया ममत्वगर्वगर्तान्तर् भ्रमामि परमेश्वर

Transliteration

aham atyantaviṣayī mohitas tava māyayā mamatvagarvagartāntar bhramāmi parameśvara

Translation

O Supreme Lord, I am utterly bound to sense-objects; deluded by Your māyā, I wander within the pit of possessiveness and pride.

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अत्यन्त: excessively, utterly
• अत्यन्त: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यन्त (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) (as compound member)

• विषयी: sense-addicted, worldly-minded
• विषयी: Visheshya-predicate (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• मोहितः: deluded
• मोहितः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोहित (कृदन्त; √मुह् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मायया: by (your) māyā
• मायया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ममत्व: possessiveness, 'mine'-ness
• ममत्व: Samasa-anga (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ममत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) (as compound member)

• गर्व: pride
• गर्व: Samasa-anga (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (as compound member)

• गर्त: pit, abyss
• गर्त: Samasa-anga (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (as compound member)

• अन्तर्: within
• अन्तर्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तर् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/preposition-like): 'within'

• भ्रमामि: I wander, I roam
• भ्रमामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

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

Speaker

A devoted supplicant addressing Lord Vishnu (Parameśvara) in a prayerful confession of bondage under māyā (as narrated within the Vishnu Purana’s dialogue framework of Parāśara to Maitreya).

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Confession of bondage: under māyā the jīva falls into the pit of possessiveness and pride, mistaking the non-self for the self.

Vedantic Theme: Atman

Application: Adopt daily practices of humility—offering results to the Lord, reducing ‘mine-ness,’ and watching pride as it arises.

Vishishtadvaita: The jīva is a real dependent self (śeṣa) whose distortion is mamakāra/ahaṅkāra; restoration comes through śaraṇāgati to the supreme Lord.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Parameśvara)
• Māyā

FAQs

What is the significance of māyā in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

Māyā is presented as the Lord’s deluding power that causes the jīva to mistake worldly objects and ego for ultimate reality, leading to continued wandering in saṃsāra.

How does the Vishnu Purana frame the causes of spiritual downfall here?

It pinpoints viṣaya-attachment (worldly craving) along with mamatva (mine-ness) and garva (pride) as the ‘pit’ in which one becomes trapped and confused.

What is the theological importance of calling Vishnu ‘Parameśvara’ in this context?

It affirms Vishnu as the Supreme Sovereign who governs māyā and alone can lift the devotee from egoic bondage—supporting a Vaishnava view of liberation through His grace and surrender.