Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

भागुरिः स्तम्भमित्राय दधीचाय स चोक्तवान् सारस्वताय तेनोक्तं भृगुः सारस्वताद् अपि

Transliteration

bhāguriḥ stambhamitrāya dadhīcāya sa coktavān sārasvatāya tenoktaṃ bhṛguḥ sārasvatād api

Translation

Bhāguri taught it to Stambhamitra; Stambhamitra in turn taught it to Dadhīca. By him it was taught to Sārasvata, and from Sārasvata again Bhṛgu received it.

Word by Word

• bhāguriḥ: Bhāguri
• bhāguriḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāguri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• stambhamitrāya: to Stambhamitra
• stambhamitrāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stambhamitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः: stambha + mitra (name)

• dadhīcāya: to Dadhīca
• dadhīcāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dadhīca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• sa: he
• sa: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• uktavān: having said / said
• uktavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• sārasvatāya: to Sārasvata
• sārasvatāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• tena: by him
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• uktam: was said/told
• uktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'said/told'

• bhṛguḥ: Bhṛgu
• bhṛguḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sārasvatāt: from Sārasvata
• sārasvatāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: continuation of the teaching’s paramparā through ṛṣis (Bhāguri onward)

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sacred knowledge is safeguarded by disciplined sages and preserved through faithful transmission across generations.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Practice intellectual humility: study with qualified teachers, verify sources, and transmit teachings with fidelity and integrity.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s truth is approached through śāstra preserved by realized teachers; authority rests in a living chain rather than private invention.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: tapas (ṛṣi-dharma)

Characters & Entities

• Bhāguri
• Stambhamitra
• Dadhīca
• Sārasvata
• Bhṛgu

FAQs

What is the significance of listing teacher–disciple lineages in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse highlights an unbroken chain of transmission, establishing the reliability and continuity of sacred knowledge preserved by successive sages.

How does Sage Parāśara present the preservation of dharma in this context?

By showing that instruction passes from one qualified teacher to another, Parāśara frames dharma as sustained through disciplined learning and faithful handing down of teachings.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in a verse about lineage transmission?

Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purana’s intent is that true knowledge and dharma ultimately rest on the cosmic order upheld by Vishnu; the lineage is the human vehicle by which that order is remembered and practiced.