Shloka 21

प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुमयता, विष्णोः दर्शनं, वरदानं, तथा चरितश्रवण-फलम्

Devanagari script

मयि द्वेषानुबन्धो ऽभूत् संस्तुताव् उद्यते तव मत्पितुस् तत्कृतं पापं देव तस्य प्रणश्यतु

Transliteration

mayi dveṣānubandho 'bhūt saṃstutāv udyate tava matpitus tatkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ deva tasya praṇaśyatu

Translation

હે પ્રભુ, જ્યારે હું તમારી સ્તુતિ કરવા લાગ્યો, ત્યારે મારા પિતાના મનમાં મારા પ્રત્યે દ્વેષ જાગ્યો. હે દેવ, તેના કારણે તેમણે જે પાપ કર્યું છે, તેનો નાશ થાઓ.

Word by Word

मयिin/against me

द्वेषानुबन्धःcontinuance/attachment of hatred

अभूत्arose/occurred

संस्तुतौin praise (act of praising)

उद्यतेwhen (one) is engaged/undertaking

तवof you/your

मत्पितुःof my father

तत्कृतम्done by him/that (person)

पापम्sin/evil

देवO Lord

तस्यof him/of that

प्रणश्यतुmay it perish/be destroyed

Speaker

Uncertain from the isolated verse (likely a royal or devotee figure addressing a deity in the narrative frame of Parāśara’s teaching to Maitreya).

Characters & Entities

Deva (Lord/Divinity)

FAQs

What is the significance of hatred (dveṣa) arising during praise in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse highlights that inner motives matter: even outwardly pious acts like praise can be tainted by subtle hostility, and true purification requires honest self-recognition and turning to the Lord for cleansing.

How does Sage Parāśara explain moral causality and inherited wrongdoing in such episodes?

In the Purāṇic narrative style, Parāśara presents karma as relational and consequential across family lines, while also emphasizing that repentance and devotion can interrupt the momentum of demerit.

What is the theological importance of the Lord (Deva) in this context?

The Lord is portrayed as the supreme purifier: sincere appeal to the Divine can dissolve pāpa, reinforcing a Vaishnava vision where grace and devotion restore cosmic and personal order.