Shloka 69

Devanagari script

द्वितीयं विष्णुसंज्ञस्य योगिध्येयं महामते अमूर्तं ब्रह्मणो रूपं यत् सद् इत्य् उच्यते बुधैः

Transliteration

dvitīyaṃ viṣṇusaṃjñasya yogidhyeyaṃ mahāmate amūrtaṃ brahmaṇo rūpaṃ yat sad ity ucyate budhaiḥ

Translation

O great-minded one, the second aspect of Him who is known as Vishnu—fit to be contemplated by yogins—is the formless reality of Brahman, that which the wise declare to be “Sat,” pure Being.

Word by Word

• द्वितीयम्: second
• द्वितीयम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (second)

• विष्णु-संज्ञस्य: of that which is called 'Viṣṇu'
• विष्णु-संज्ञस्य: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः संज्ञा यस्य (having the designation 'Viṣṇu')

• योगि-ध्येयम्: to be meditated upon by yogins
• योगि-ध्येयम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ध्येय (ध्यै धातु, यत्/अनीयर्-भाव; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—योगिभिः ध्येयम् (to be meditated on by yogins)

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: सम्बोधन (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• अमूर्तम्: formless
• अमूर्तम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; नञ्-समास/नकारार्थ (formless)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahman
• ब्रह्मणः: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: विशेष्य (Head noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: सम्बन्ध (Relative pronoun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative)

• सत्: Being, the Real
• सत्: नाम-भाग (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (अस् धातु → शतृ/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (being/real)

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति-निपात (quotative)

• उच्यते: is called / is said
• उच्यते: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): 'is said'

• बुधैः: by the wise
• बुधैः: कर्ता (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The yogin-contemplated aspect of Vishnu as formless Brahman (Sat)

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vishnu has an aspect fit for yogic contemplation as the formless Brahman, termed ‘Sat’—pure Being recognized by the wise.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Use meditation on ‘Sat’ (pure being) to steady the mind, while recognizing it as an aspect of Vishnu rather than an impersonal ultimate divorced from Him.

Vishishtadvaita: Brahman (‘Sat’) is presented as an aspect of Vishnu, aligning impersonal realization with the personal Supreme as its ground.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahman
• Sat (Being)
• The Wise (Budhas)

FAQs

What is the significance of “Sat” in this Vishnu Purana verse?

Here “Sat” means pure Being—the ultimate, unchanging reality—identified with Vishnu’s highest, formless Brahman aspect.

How does Sage Parāśara explain what yogins should meditate upon?

He presents a contemplative focus beyond physical form: Vishnu as the amūrta (formless) Brahman, grasped by wisdom and yogic insight.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the Supreme Reality itself—Brahman—showing that devotion and cosmology culminate in the one sovereign ground of all existence.