Shloka 83

अविद्याबीज-निरूपणं, योगस्वरूप-उपदेशः, मूर्तहरिधारणा-समाधि, जनकवंशीय-राजर्षिसंवादः

Devanagari script

समस्थितोरुजङ्घं च सुस्थिताङ्घ्रिकराम्बुजम् चिन्तयेद् ब्रह्मभूतं तं पीतनिर्मलवाससम्

Transliteration

samasthitorujaṅghaṃ ca susthitāṅghrikarāmbujam cintayed brahmabhūtaṃ taṃ pītanirmalavāsasam

Translation

Let the meditator contemplate Him whose thighs and shanks are poised in perfect symmetry; whose lotus-feet are set firm and serene—Him who is Brahman made manifest, clothed in spotless yellow raiment.

Word by Word

• समस्थितोरुजङ्घम्: with well-proportioned thighs and shanks
• समस्थितोरुजङ्घम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (अव्यय) + स्थित (स्था धातु; कृदन्त) + ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक) + जङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सम्यक् स्थितौ ऊरू-जङ्घे यस्य’

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

• सुस्थिताङ्घ्रिकराम्बुजम्: with well-placed lotus-like feet and hands
• सुस्थिताङ्घ्रिकराम्बुजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + स्थित (स्था धातु; कृदन्त) + अङ्घ्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सुस्थितौ अङ्घ्री-करौ अम्बुजवत् यस्य’

• चिन्तयेत्: should meditate upon
• चिन्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘he should meditate/visualize’

• ब्रह्मभूतम्: as Brahman; of the nature of Brahman
• ब्रह्मभूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (भू धातु; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘ब्रह्मरूपं/ब्रह्मस्वभावं भूतम्’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पीतनिर्मलवाससम्: wearing pure yellow garments
• पीतनिर्मलवाससम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (पा/पी धातु; कृदन्त/विशेषण) + निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक) + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘पीतं निर्मलं वासः यस्य’

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Contemplation of the Lord as manifest Brahman with auspicious form

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme Brahman is to be contemplated as personally manifest—stable-limbed, lotus-footed, and clothed in pure yellow—uniting metaphysical ultimacy with accessible form.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: In meditation, combine philosophical conviction (‘He is Brahman’) with concrete visualization (feet, posture, garment) to prevent abstraction from becoming mental vagueness.

Vishishtadvaita: Brahman is not attribute-less emptiness here; He is Brahman with form and qualities, the material and efficient cause of the world.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahman

FAQs

What is the significance of meditating on Vishnu’s lotus feet in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents the lotus-feet and steady posture as a concrete support for dhyāna, guiding the mind from sacred form to the realization of Vishnu as Brahman.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the method of meditation (dhyāna) here?

Parāśara instructs a step-by-step visualization: begin with stable, well-set limbs and the lotus-feet, then recognize the deity contemplated as brahma-bhūta—Brahman in manifest form.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Vishnu is affirmed as the Supreme Reality (Brahman) while remaining personally approachable through form—supporting Vaishnava theology central to Vishishtadvaita and Dvaita devotional contemplation.