Shloka 5

नैमित्तिक-प्राकृत-प्रलयवर्णनम्

Periodic and Elemental Dissolution; Reabsorption into Paramātman

Devanagari script

जनलोकगतैः सिद्धैः सनकाद्यैर् अभिष्टुतः ब्रह्मलोकगतैश् चैव चिन्त्यमानो मुमुक्षुभिः

Transliteration

janalokagataiḥ siddhaiḥ sanakādyair abhiṣṭutaḥ brahmalokagataiś caiva cintyamāno mumukṣubhiḥ

Translation

He is hymned by the perfected beings in Janaloka—Sanaka and the primordial sages—and contemplated in Brahmaloka by seekers of liberation who keep their minds fixed upon Him.

Word by Word

• जनलोकगतैः: by those who have gone to Janaloka
• जनलोकगतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जनलोक-गत (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जनलोके गतैः)

• सिद्धैः: by the perfected beings
• सिद्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• सनकाद्यैः: by Sanaka and others
• सनकाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनक-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सनकः आदिः येषां ते)

• अभिष्टुतः: praised
• अभिष्टुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मणि—'स्तुतः'

• ब्रह्मलोकगतैः: by those who have gone to Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकगतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक-गत (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मलोके गतैः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/निश्चयार्थक (emphatic particle)

• चिन्त्यमानः: being contemplated
• चिन्त्यमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: शानच् (Present Passive/Ātmanepada Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मणि—'being meditated upon'

• मुमुक्षुभिः: by seekers of liberation
• मुमुक्षुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुमुक्षु (प्रातिपदिक; desiderative from √मुच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Who worships the Lord in higher lokas; contemplative focus of mumukṣus

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even the highest siddhas and liberation-seekers fix their minds on the Lord through praise and contemplation, indicating Him as the supreme refuge.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Adopt steady remembrance—japa, stotra, and dhyāna—so the mind remains anchored in the Lord amid instability.

Vishishtadvaita: Mokṣa is attained by grace through sustained bhakti/dhyāna toward the personal Supreme who is approachable to mumukṣus.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Janaloka
• Siddhas
• Sanaka
• Brahmaloka
• Mumukshus

FAQs

What is the significance of Janaloka and Brahmaloka in this Vishnu Purana verse?

They represent higher realms where perfected beings and elevated seekers either praise the Lord (stuti) or contemplate Him (dhyāna), showing His sovereignty across the cosmic hierarchy.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the path of liberation here?

He frames mokṣa-oriented life as sustained contemplation of the Supreme Lord—an inward fixation of mind by mumukṣus—supported by the exemplary devotion of exalted sages like Sanaka.

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

Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Reality worthy of universal praise and meditation, indicating that even the highest beings and realms ultimately orient themselves toward Him for liberation.