Shloka 63

Devanagari script

मनुर् अप्य् आह वेदार्थं स्मृत्वा यन् मुनिसत्तम तद् एतच् छ्रूयताम् अत्र संबन्धे गदतो मम

Transliteration

manur apy āha vedārthaṃ smṛtvā yan munisattama tad etac chrūyatām atra saṃbandhe gadato mama

Translation

O best of sages, Manu too, recalling the purport of the Vedas, spoke on this matter. Therefore hear here that very teaching, as I set forth its proper connection and meaning.

Word by Word

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√ब्रू (धातु; परोक्षभूत)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वेदार्थम्: the meaning of the Veda
• वेदार्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (वेदस्य अर्थः)

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having remembered’

• यत्: which/that (what)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• मुनिसत्तम: O best of sages
• मुनिसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थः (मुनिषु सत्तमः)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• श्रूयताम्: let it be heard
• श्रूयताम्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आज्ञार्थे ‘let it be heard’

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

• सम्बन्धे: in the connection/context
• सम्बन्धे: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• गदतः: of (me) speaking
• गदतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गद् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘of (me) speaking’

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Introducing Manu’s statement on the Vedic purport relevant to the present discussion

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: True teaching is anchored in remembered Vedic purport (vedārtha) as preserved by Manu and transmitted with proper contextual connection (saṃbandha).

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Interpret sacred texts with attention to context, lineage of interpretation, and coherence—avoiding isolated proof-texting.

Vishishtadvaita: Underscores the authority of śruti supported by smṛti and proper hermeneutic connection (saṃbandha), a hallmark of Viśiṣṭādvaita’s scriptural method for knowing the Supreme Lord.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Vedas
• Sages (munis)

FAQs

What is the significance of Manu recalling the Vedic meaning in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals that the coming account is anchored in Vedic purport, presenting Manu as a transmitter of Dharma and cosmic order rather than mere legend.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea of saṃbandha (contextual connection) here?

Parāśara indicates he will relate Manu’s statement within the correct narrative linkage—showing how the teaching fits the broader manvantara/dynastic framework.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇa’s Vedic grounding typically serves to establish the sovereign, sustaining order behind Manu’s Dharma—ultimately rooted in Vishnu as the supreme regulator of cosmic cycles.