Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अभीष्टा सर्वदा यस्य मदिरे त्वं महौजसः अनन्तस्योपभोगाय तस्य गच्छ मुदे शुभे

Transliteration

abhīṣṭā sarvadā yasya madire tvaṃ mahaujasaḥ anantasyopabhogāya tasya gaccha mude śubhe

Translation

O Madirā, ever the cherished delight of that mighty one—auspicious lady, go to Ananta, that he may partake of you in joy and satisfaction.

Word by Word

• अभीष्टा: desired, dear
• अभीष्टा: Visheshya (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीष्ट (कृदन्त/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Visheshana (Adverbial qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• यस्य: of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• मदिरे: O Madirā (wine)
• मदिरे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

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

• महौजसः: of the mighty one
• महौजसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महौजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अनन्तस्य: of Ananta
• अनन्तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• उपभोगाय: for enjoyment
• उपभोगाय: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपभोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative/purpose)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मुदे: for joy
• मुदे: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजन/हेतु (for joy)

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; ‘मदिरे’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• Madirā
• Ananta (Śeṣa)

FAQs

What is the significance of Ananta (Śeṣa) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse portrays Ananta as a supreme cosmic being worthy of offerings; in the Purana he is closely tied to sustaining the cosmos and serving as a support for Vishnu’s universal order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine personifications like Madirā?

In Parāśara’s narrative style, substances and forces can be personified to show how cosmic functions are assigned and directed within a divinely ordered universe.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the scene reflects Vaishnava cosmology where beings like Ananta operate within Vishnu’s supreme governance, reinforcing the idea of an ordered universe under the Highest Reality.