Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

त्वम् अप्य् एतच् छिनीकाय कलेर् अन्ते वदिष्यसि

Transliteration

tvam apy etac chinīkāya kaler ante vadiṣyasi

Translation

You too shall proclaim this very message to Chinīkā at the close of the Kali age.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun, Nominative, Singular)

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

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter pronoun, Accusative, Singular)

• छिनीकाय: to Chinīka (proper name)
• छिनीकाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छिनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Dative, Singular)

• कलेः: of Kali (the age of Kali)
• कलेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Location/time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• वदिष्यसि: you will say/tell
• वदिष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (Simple Future, 2nd person, Singular)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (continuing the Purāṇic narration to Maitreya; the line itself is a forward-pointing prophecy within the dynastic account)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Transmission of this secret teaching at the end of the Kali age (to Chinīkā)

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: prophetic and authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sacred knowledge is preserved through paramparā and will be proclaimed again even at Kali’s end.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Commit to learning and responsibly transmitting core teachings rather than letting them lapse in difficult times.

Vishishtadvaita: Revelation is not abstract: it is carried by persons in history, sustaining devotion to the Supreme across yugas.

Characters & Entities

• Chinīkā

FAQs

What is the significance of the end of Kali-yuga in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames the close of Kali-yuga as a decisive threshold where a preserved teaching is to be restated, emphasizing continuity of dharma through cyclical time.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the transmission of sacred teaching across ages?

By presenting the message as something that must be spoken again to a future recipient, Parāśara highlights an intentional chain of remembrance—knowledge is handed forward even when yugas decline.

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

Though Vishnu is not named in this single line, the Vishnu Purana’s dynastic and yuga narratives ultimately serve Vishnu’s sovereignty over time—history and prophecy unfold within his cosmic order.