Shloka 85

अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः

Devanagari script

तत् त्वया नात्र कर्तव्यः शोको ऽल्पो ऽपि हि पाण्डव तेनैवाखिलनाथेन सर्वं तद् उपसंहृतम्

Transliteration

tat tvayā nātra kartavyaḥ śoko 'lpo 'pi hi pāṇḍava tenaivākhilanāthena sarvaṃ tad upasaṃhṛtam

Translation

Therefore, O Pāṇḍava, you should not grieve here—even a little; for that very Lord of all has already gathered all this back and brought it to its ordained conclusion.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Karma/Topic (That matter/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संदर्भवाचक

• त्वया: by you / for you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent of obligation/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कर्तव्यः: to be done (should be done)
• कर्तव्यः: Kriya (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerundive/Obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be done/ought to be done’

• शोकः: grief
• शोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अल्पः: small
• अल्पः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ-निपात (particle: even/also)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थ-निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• पाण्डव: O Pāṇḍava
• पाण्डव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic: only/indeed)

• अखिलनाथेन: by the Lord of all
• अखिलनाथेन: Karana (Instrument/agentive instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘अखिलस्य नाथः’

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma/Topic (That/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनुवृत्ति

• उपसंहृतम्: has been concluded/withdrawn
• उपसंहृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-सम्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थः ‘has been brought to an end/withdrawn’

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating within the Purāṇic discourse; addressing a Pāṇḍava figure in the embedded narrative)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Do not grieve, for the Lord of all has already ‘gathered’ events into their rightful conclusion—divine providence governs outcomes beyond limited human sight.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Practice śaraṇāgati: when faced with loss, steady the mind through remembrance of the Lord’s sovereignty and act rightly without despair.

Vishishtadvaita: Akhilanātha as both transcendent ruler and indwelling controller: the world’s events are real yet ordered within His purposeful will, enabling peace through dependence on Him.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Akhilanatha)
• Pandava (son of Pandu)

FAQs

What is the significance of calling Vishnu 'Akhilanātha' in the Vishnu Purana?

It asserts Vishnu’s absolute sovereignty: the Lord who governs and concludes all events, making grief and anxiety secondary to trust in divine order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the proper response to loss or upheaval here?

He frames sorrow as unnecessary because outcomes are already encompassed within the Lord’s comprehensive governance—everything is 'upasaṃhṛta', brought to its destined closure.

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

Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Reality who gathers and resolves all cosmic and historical happenings, supporting a devotional theism where surrender replaces despair.