Shloka 33

ध्रुवस्य निर्वेदः — मन्त्रोपदेशः (ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय) तथा विष्ण्वाराधनविधिः

Devanagari script

चतुःपञ्चाब्दसंभूतो बालस् त्वं नृपनन्दन निर्वेदकारणं किंचित् तव नाद्यापि विद्यते

Transliteration

catuḥpañcābdasaṃbhūto bālas tvaṃ nṛpanandana nirvedakāraṇaṃ kiṃcit tava nādyāpi vidyate

Translation

Oh hijo del rey, eres apenas un niño de cuatro o cinco años; aun ahora no hay en ti causa verdadera de desapego, ni fundamento para ese hastío del mundo.

Word by Word

चतुःपञ्चाब्दसंभूतःborn (only) four or five years ago; four/five-year-old

बालःa child

त्वम्you

नृपनन्दनO king’s son

निर्वेदकारणम्a cause of despondency

किंचित्anything

तवof you; your

नnot

अद्यापिeven now; still

विद्यतेexists; is found

Speaker

Uncertain (verse is a counsel addressed to a young prince; commonly framed within Parasara’s narration to Maitreya in the Vishnu Purana’s royal-lineage sections)

Characters & Entities

Kings

Prince (nṛpanandana)

FAQs

What is the significance of vairagya (dispassion) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse stresses that genuine dispassion must arise from real insight or lived cause; it is not presented as a mere mood, especially in one still at the beginning of life.

How does Sage Parasara explain renunciation in the dialogue structure of the Vishnu Purana?

Within Parasara’s narrated framework, renunciation is typically evaluated through dharma and discernment—urging that spiritual resolve be grounded in understanding rather than impulsive withdrawal.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s underlying theology frames right judgment, dharma, and inner maturity as aligned with the cosmic order upheld by Vishnu as Supreme Reality.