Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

तस्मिन् काले समभ्यर्च्य तत्र कृष्णं समाहितः दत्त्वा पिण्डं पितृभ्यश् च यमुनासलिलाप्लुतः

Transliteration

tasmin kāle samabhyarcya tatra kṛṣṇaṃ samāhitaḥ dattvā piṇḍaṃ pitṛbhyaś ca yamunāsalilāplutaḥ

Translation

At that time, with his mind gathered into stillness, he duly worshipped Kṛṣṇa there; and having offered the piṇḍa-oblation to the ancestors, he bathed, immersed in the waters of the Yamunā.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: at that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Time/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समभ्यर्च्य: having duly worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+अभि+√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समाहितः: composed, attentive
• समाहितः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+आ+√धा (धातु) → समाहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्थः—एकाग्रः/समाधिस्थः (composed, concentrated)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया (having given)

• पिण्डम्: a piṇḍa (rice-ball offering)
• पिण्डम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पितृभ्यः: to the ancestors
• पितृभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• यमुनासलिलाप्लुतः: bathed in the waters of the Yamunā
• यमुनासलिलाप्लुतः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक) + सलिल (प्रातिपदिक) + आप्लुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (यमुनायाः सलिले आप्लुतः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The concrete sequence of observance: worship Kṛṣṇa with collected mind, offer piṇḍa to pitṛs, then bathe in Yamunā

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He is worshipped as Kṛṣṇa at the tīrtha so that ancestral offerings and bathing are sanctified through direct devotion to Bhagavān.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Integration of pitṛ-duty with Kṛṣṇa-bhakti as the highest purifier.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: With concentrated mind, worship of Kṛṣṇa sanctifies ancestral offerings and culminates in purifying immersion, joining inner recollection with outer rite.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Before any family ritual, settle the mind (brief japa/meditation), offer the act to Kṛṣṇa, then perform the duty with mindfulness and simplicity.

Vishishtadvaita: Sādhana as embodied devotion: mental recollection and ritual action together become service to the personal Supreme, not merely mechanical karma.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: shanta

Vyuha Form: Vasudeva

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Pitrs (ancestors)
• Yamuna River

FAQs

What is the significance of offering piṇḍa to the Pitṛs in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents piṇḍa as a dharmic duty that honors ancestral continuity, performed alongside devotion—showing that bhakti to Kṛṣṇa can harmonize with Vedic obligations.

How does Sage Parāśara explain devotional practice in this context?

By emphasizing a “samāhita” (collected, focused) mind during worship, Parāśara frames devotion as inward concentration expressed through outward rites like pūjā, ancestral offerings, and sacred bathing.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (as Krishna) in this verse?

Kṛṣṇa is treated as the central object of worship even amid ritual acts, implying the supremacy of Vishnu’s presence within dharma—devotion to the Supreme anchors and sanctifies all righteous conduct.