Shloka 24

उपसंहारः, वैष्णवपुराण-प्रशंसा, फलश्रुति, परम्परा-प्रवहः (पाठ-श्रवण-फलम्)

Devanagari script

सप्तर्षिभिस् तथा धिष्ण्यैर् धिष्ण्याधिपतिभिस् तथा ब्राह्मणाद्यैर् मनुष्यैश् च तथैव पशुभिर् मृगैः

Transliteration

saptarṣibhis tathā dhiṣṇyair dhiṣṇyādhipatibhis tathā brāhmaṇādyair manuṣyaiś ca tathaiva paśubhir mṛgaiḥ

Translation

Along with the Seven Great Seers, with the sacred cosmic stations and their presiding lords; likewise with human beings beginning with the brāhmaṇas, and also with cattle and the wild creatures of the forests—all are encompassed within this ordered domain.

Word by Word

• सप्तर्षिभिः: by the seven sages
• सप्तर्षिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (सप्त + ऋषि)

• तथा: and also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb/conjunctive particle: 'thus/also')

• धिष्ण्यैः: by the sacred abodes/altars
• धिष्ण्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धिष्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• धिष्ण्याधिपतिभिः: by the lords of the sacred abodes
• धिष्ण्याधिपतिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धिष्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धिष्ण्यस्य अधिपतिः)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक

• ब्राह्मणाद्यैः: by brahmins and others
• ब्राह्मणाद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्राह्मण-आदि = 'brahmins and the rest')

• मनुष्यैः: by humans
• मनुष्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

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

• तथैव: likewise indeed
• तथैव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय) + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुदाय; निपात-समुच्चय (emphatic adverb: 'just so/likewise indeed')

• पशुभिः: by animals
• पशुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• मृगैः: by beasts/deer
• मृगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Nature of the Lord and the scope of the cosmos held within His sovereignty, in the context of dissolution/liberation teaching

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All classes of beings and cosmic offices, from Saptarṣis to animals, are included within a single ordered cosmic domain under supreme governance.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate humility and dharmic responsibility by recognizing one’s place within a larger sacred order.

Vishishtadvaita: The universe is a real, structured order of dependent entities sustained by the Supreme (śeṣa–śeṣin relation implied).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Dhiṣṇyas (cosmic stations)
• Dhiṣṇyādhipatis (presiding lords)
• Brāhmaṇas
• Humans
• Animals (paśu)
• Wild creatures (mṛga)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Saptarishis in the Vishnu Purana’s cosmic order?

This verse places the Saptarishis among the foremost regulators of dharma and knowledge, showing that cosmic stability is maintained not only by gods but also by enlightened seers within Vishnu’s sustaining order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea of cosmic ‘stations’ (dhiṣṇyas)?

By listing dhiṣṇyas together with their presiding lords, Parāśara frames the universe as administratively structured—realms have appointed overseers—yet all function as parts of a single, coherent cosmic arrangement.

What is Lord Vishnu’s theological importance in this context of beings and realms?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s teaching implies that sages, deities, humans, and animals exist within a divinely sustained order—Vishnu as the Supreme Reality underwrites and harmonizes the entire hierarchy.