Shloka 21

द्विविद-वधः, यज्ञ-विध्वंस-निवारणम्, बलदेव-पराक्रम-समाहारः

Devanagari script

पुष्पवृष्टिं ततो देवा रामस्योपरि चिक्षिपुः प्रशशंसुस् तथाभ्येत्य साध्व् एतत् ते महत् कृतम्

Transliteration

puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ tato devā rāmasyopari cikṣipuḥ praśaśaṃsus tathābhyetya sādhv etat te mahat kṛtam

Translation

Then the gods showered a rain of flowers upon Rāma, and, approaching him, they praised him: “Well done! This great deed has been accomplished by you.”

Word by Word

• पुष्प-वृष्टिम्: a shower of flowers
• पुष्प-वृष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (पुष्पाणां वृष्टिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'then/from there'

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• उपरि: upon
• उपरि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition/adverb) — 'upon/above'

• चिक्षिपुः: they cast
• चिक्षिपुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — 'they threw/cast'

• प्रशशंसुः: they praised
• प्रशशंसुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र- — 'they praised'

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'thus/so'

• अभ्येत्य: having approached
• अभ्येत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव कृदन्त (gerund), उपसर्ग: अभि- — 'having approached'

• साधु: well done!
• साधु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (interjection/adverb of approval)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'this' (object of praise)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — enclitic 'of you/your'

• महत्: great
• महत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — agreeing with कृतम्/एतत्

• कृतम्: done, accomplished
• कृतम्: Karma (Object described/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — 'done'

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: reverent

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dharma-protecting action performed in alignment with the divine receives cosmic affirmation.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Let righteous duty be done without vanity; accept praise as confirmation of service, not as personal possession.

Vishishtadvaita: The devas’ praise implies the Lord’s work is for loka-saṅgraha while remaining supremely sovereign—divine immanence in worldly protection.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Rama

FAQs

What is the significance of the gods showering flowers in the Vishnu Purana?

It functions as a public, divine endorsement that the act performed is aligned with dharma and cosmic order, marking the deed as spiritually and morally sanctioned.

How does Sage Parāśara frame righteous kingship through this verse?

By showing that a king’s great action is not merely political success but something evaluated by the devas—true sovereignty is validated by alignment with dharma.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context even though his name is not stated?

In the Vishnu Purana’s worldview, the devas’ approval signals that the deed supports Vishnu’s ordained order (ṛta/dharma); righteous rule is ultimately participation in the Supreme’s governance of the world.