Shloka 85
प्रह्लादचरितम् (हिरण्यकशिपोः स्वर्गापहरणं, प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुभक्तिः, उपदेशः)
समुत्सृज्यासुरं भावं तस्माद् यूयं यथा वयम् तथा यत्नं करिष्यामो यथा प्राप्स्याम निर्वृतिम्
samutsṛjyāsuraṃ bhāvaṃ tasmād yūyaṃ yathā vayam tathā yatnaṃ kariṣyāmo yathā prāpsyāma nirvṛtim
અતએવ આસુરી ભાવ ત્યજીને તમે પણ—અમારી જેમ—એ જ રીતે પ્રયત્ન કરો, જેથી આપણે સાચી શાંતિ અને પરમ તૃપ્તિ પ્રાપ્ત કરીએ.
Sage Parāśara (narrating within the Purāṇic dialogue to Maitreya; the verse voices an exhortation within the story-world)
FAQs
This verse frames liberation-oriented peace (nirvṛti) as inseparable from inner ethical reform—renouncing destructive, ego-driven tendencies and aligning conduct with dharma.
The verse emphasizes deliberate striving—active self-discipline and conscious change—as the practical means by which one becomes fit to attain enduring tranquility.
Even when Vishnu is not named, the Vishnu Purana’s framework presumes nirvṛti as ultimately grounded in alignment with Vishnu’s cosmic order—ethical transformation supports devotion and realization of the Supreme.