Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्यवरदानेन ममाप्य् एतत् स्मृतिं गतम् मयापि तुभ्यं मैत्रेय यथावत् कथितं त्व् इदम्

Transliteration

pulastyavaradānena mamāpy etat smṛtiṃ gatam mayāpi tubhyaṃ maitreya yathāvat kathitaṃ tv idam

Translation

By the boon granted by Pulastya, this teaching returned into my own remembrance; thus, O Maitreya, I have related it to you exactly as it truly is.

Word by Word

• पुलस्त्यवरदानेन: by Pulastya’s boon
• पुलस्त्यवरदानेन: Karana (Cause/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य + वरदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुलस्त्यस्य वरदानम् → पुलस्त्यवरदान); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (also/even)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• स्मृतिम्: remembrance
• स्मृतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• गतम्: came (to)
• गतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (gone/come) — स्मृतिं गतम् = ‘came to mind’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (also)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (Dative singular)

• मैत्रेय: O Maitreya
• मैत्रेय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• यथावत्: properly
• यथावत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: properly/according to rule)

• कथितम्: has been told
• कथितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (told)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• इदम्: this (account)
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Nom./Acc. singular)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How Parāśara himself remembers and transmits the teaching to Maitreya

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative, intimate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Authentic teaching is preserved by grace (vara) and careful recollection, and should be conveyed ‘yathāvat’—without distortion—to the sincere disciple.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Receive teachings with gratitude, verify with scripture, and communicate them faithfully rather than reshaping them for ego or novelty.

Vishishtadvaita: Grace operates through personal relationships (guru-śiṣya) under the Lord’s sovereignty, aligning knowledge with devotion to the Supreme Person.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Maitreya

FAQs

What is the significance of Pulastya's boon in the Vishnu Purana?

It functions as a warrant of authenticity: Parāśara claims his accurate recollection of the teaching arises from Pulastya’s boon, grounding the narration in rishi-lineage authority.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the reliability of his teaching to Maitreya?

He states that the account has come into his remembrance and that he has narrated it yathāvat—faithfully and in proper order—directly to Maitreya.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana frames its Vishnu-centered cosmology and dharma as trustworthy revelation transmitted through sages, reinforcing Vishnu’s sovereign order as the text’s ultimate subject.