Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

समभ्यर्च्याच्युतं सम्यङ् मथुरायां समाहितः अश्वमेधस्य यज्ञस्य प्राप्नोत्य् अविकलं फलम्

Transliteration

samabhyarcyācyutaṃ samyaṅ mathurāyāṃ samāhitaḥ aśvamedhasya yajñasya prāpnoty avikalaṃ phalam

Translation

Whoever, with a gathered mind, worships Achyuta rightly in Mathurā attains—without diminution—the complete fruit of the Aśvamedha sacrifice.

Word by Word

• samabhyarcya: having duly worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-abhi-arc (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘सम्+अभि’ उपसर्गयुक्त

• acyutam: Acyuta (Vishnu)
• acyutam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म

• samyaṅ: properly
• samyaṅ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyañc (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• mathurāyām: in Mathurā
• mathurāyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mathurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• samāhitaḥ: collected, concentrated (in mind)
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्ता)

• aśvamedhasya: of the Aśvamedha
• aśvamedhasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvamedha (प्रातिपदिक; aśva+medha)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• yajñasya: of the sacrifice
• yajñasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• prāpnoti: attains
• prāpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• avikalam: undiminished, complete
• avikalam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vikala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (फलम्)

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Phala of focused arcana in Mathurā: worship of Acyuta equals complete Aśvamedha fruit

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Concentrated worship (samāhita arcana) of Acyuta in Mathurā grants the undiminished fruit of the Aśvamedha, asserting the salvific potency of personal devotion over monumental ritual display.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate focused daily worship (arcana) with attention and humility; let inner collectedness be the ‘sacrifice’ even in simple home/temple practice.

Vishishtadvaita: Arcā-sevā as a grace-bearing means: the transcendent Lord becomes accessible in consecrated form, and devotion yields the highest fruits without dependence on royal-scale rites.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Achyuta (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Mathura
• Ashvamedha Yajna

FAQs

What is the significance of worshipping Achyuta in Mathura in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Mathurā as a uniquely potent sacred space where proper, focused worship of Achyuta yields the full merit traditionally associated with the grand Aśvamedha sacrifice.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between devotion and Vedic sacrifice here?

By stating that concentrated worship grants the “undiminished fruit” of Aśvamedha, Parāśara frames devotion to Vishnu as an inner, spiritually sovereign means that can equal the highest ritual results.

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

Achyuta is portrayed as the unfailing Supreme Lord whose grace makes the highest merit accessible through sincere worship, emphasizing Vishnu’s sovereignty over ritual outcomes.