Shloka 52
उपसंहारः, वैष्णवपुराण-प्रशंसा, फलश्रुति, परम्परा-प्रवहः (पाठ-श्रवण-फलम्)
पितृयक्षमनुष्येभ्यः समस्तामरसंस्तुतिः कृता तेन भवेद् एतद् यः शृणोति दिने दिने
pitṛyakṣamanuṣyebhyaḥ samastāmarasaṃstutiḥ kṛtā tena bhaved etad yaḥ śṛṇoti dine dine
For the Pitṛs, the Yakṣas, and humankind, this becomes a complete hymn of praise, lauded even by all the immortals; and such is the fruit for the one who listens to it day after day.
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Universality of the stuti’s benefit across beings through daily hearing
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: inclusive and laudatory
Concept: Daily hearing turns the teaching into a complete stuti whose merit is honored across pitṛs, yakṣas, humans, and even the devas.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Make consistent daily śravaṇa/adhyayana a ‘shared offering’ benefiting family lineage (pitṛs) and society, not merely oneself.
Vishishtadvaita: Communal and cosmic solidarity: devotion is efficacious across orders of beings, reflecting a universe sustained by the Lord’s relational grace.
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse presents daily listening as itself a complete act of praise, yielding merit and auspiciousness that resonates across multiple orders of beings—humans, Pitṛs, Yakṣas, and even the Devas.
Parāśara frames the text’s recitation/hearing as a universal saṁstuti: not merely personal devotion, but a spiritually efficacious act recognized among the immortals and beneficial to the wider cosmic community.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇic premise is that hearing the Vishnu Purana is devotion directed toward Vishnu as the Supreme Reality; thus śravaṇa becomes a direct instrument of dharma and spiritual elevation.