Shloka 105
अविद्याबीज-निरूपणं, योगस्वरूप-उपदेशः, मूर्तहरिधारणा-समाधि, जनकवंशीय-राजर्षिसंवादः
अकल्याणोपभोगैश् च क्षीणपापो ऽमलस् ततः अवाप सिद्धिम् अत्यन्ततापक्षयफलां द्विज
akalyāṇopabhogaiś ca kṣīṇapāpo 'malas tataḥ avāpa siddhim atyantatāpakṣayaphalāṃ dvija
And by undergoing inauspicious and painful experiences, his sins were exhausted; purified, O twice-born one, he attained the siddhi whose fruit is the utter cessation of suffering.
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya as 'dvija')
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How karmic suffering can function as purification leading to siddhi and ultimate relief from duḥkha.
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: compassionate
Concept: Suffering borne through adverse experiences can exhaust pāpa and purify the self, culminating in a siddhi whose fruit is the complete ending of affliction.
Vedantic Theme: Karma
Application: Reframe hardships as opportunities for inner cleansing; respond with patience, ethical steadiness, and remembrance rather than resentment.
Vishishtadvaita: Purification is teleological—directed toward the Lord-granted freedom from suffering—supporting the view that grace and moral order operate within a real karmic world.
Dharma Exemplar: Titikṣā (forbearance)
Key Kings: Keśidhvaja
FAQs
This verse frames true siddhi as the state whose defining fruit is the complete ending of affliction—linking liberation to the exhaustion of sin and the attainment of inner purity.
He indicates that even inauspicious experiences can function as karmic exhaust—when pāpa is depleted, the person becomes 'amala' (stainless) and fit for higher realization.
Though Vishnu is not named in this single verse, the Vishnu Purana’s broader framework treats liberation and the end of suffering as grounded in the supreme order upheld by Vishnu, the ultimate refuge beyond worldly affliction.