Shloka 12

Devanagari script

एतत् ते यन् मयाख्यातं पुराणं वेदसंमितम् श्रुते ऽस्मिन् सर्वदोषोत्थः पापराशिः प्रणश्यति

Transliteration

etat te yan mayākhyātaṃ purāṇaṃ vedasaṃmitam śrute 'smin sarvadoṣotthaḥ pāparāśiḥ praṇaśyati

Translation

This Purāṇa, which I have declared to you and which accords with the Veda—when it is heard, the entire heap of sins arising from every fault is destroyed.

Word by Word

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

• ते: of you / your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case, genitive) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd case, instrumental) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आख्यातम्: told / declared
• आख्यातम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग-सामर्थ्य

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• वेदसंमितम्: in accord with the Veda
• वेदसंमितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + संमित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-निष्पन्न)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वेदेन संमितम् = 'measured/commensurate with the Veda'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• श्रुते: when heard
• श्रुते: Adhikarana (Locus/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) 'श्रुत'; सप्तमी (7th case, locative) एकवचन (श्रुते = 'when/after it is heard'); भावे प्रयोग

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case, locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वदोषोत्थः: arising from all faults
• सर्वदोषोत्थः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वदोषेभ्यः उत्थः = 'arising from all faults'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पापराशिः: heap of sins
• पापराशिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पापानां राशिः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• प्रणश्यति: perishes / is destroyed
• प्रणश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Conclusion of the Purāṇa’s teaching; fruit of hearing (śravaṇa-phala) and its Veda-concordant authority

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa of this Veda-aligned Purāṇa destroys accumulated sin born of human faults.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Practice regular listening/reading of Purāṇic-Vedic teaching with reverence and self-correction, treating it as a disciplined sādhana.

Vishishtadvaita: Scriptural hearing is efficacious because the Lord’s revealed word is a real means of grace within the world, not mere metaphor.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Purana

FAQs

What is the significance of śravaṇa (hearing) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse states that simply hearing this Veda-aligned Purāṇa destroys the accumulated mass of sins arising from faults, presenting śravaṇa as a direct means of purification.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the authority of the Purāṇa here?

Parāśara characterizes his narration as veda-saṃmita—consistent with the Vedas—thereby grounding the Purāṇa’s reliability and spiritual efficacy in its alignment with śruti.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Though Vishnu is not named in this single verse, the claim of sin-destruction through hearing the Vishnu Purana supports a Vaishnava framework where sacred knowledge centered on the Supreme Reality (Vishnu) functions as a liberating, purifying power.