Shloka 27

अक्रूरस्य यमुनादर्शनम्, मथुराप्रवेशः, रजकवधः, माल्यजीवकवरदानम्

Devanagari script

धर्मे मनश् च ते भद्र सर्वकालं भविष्यति युष्मत्संततिजातानां दीर्घम् आयुर् भविष्यति

Transliteration

dharme manaś ca te bhadra sarvakālaṃ bhaviṣyati yuṣmatsaṃtatijātānāṃ dīrgham āyur bhaviṣyati

Translation

હે ભદ્ર, તારો મન સર્વકાળ ધર્મમાં સ્થિર રહેશે; અને તારા વંશમાં જન્મનારાઓને દીર્ઘ આયુષ્ય મળશે।

Word by Word

• धर्मे: in dharma/righteousness
• धर्मे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• भद्र: O auspicious one
• भद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वकालम्: at all times/always
• सर्वकालम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वकाल (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + काल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; काल-अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (accusative of duration)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• युष्मत्संततिजातानाम्: of those born in your lineage
• युष्मत्संततिजातानाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मत् + संतति + जात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (युष्मत्संतत्यां जाताः)

• दीर्घम्: long
• दीर्घम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आयुः)

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sage Parasara (narrating a boon/blessing within the dynastic narrative) to Maitreya (as part of the account)

FAQs

What is the significance of dharma in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse presents dharma as the stabilizing force of the mind and the foundation for auspicious outcomes—especially the well-being and longevity of one’s descendants.

How does Sage Parasara frame the fruits of righteous conduct in this context?

He frames them as tangible and hereditary in effect: steadfastness in dharma for the individual and long life for those born in that person’s lineage.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Even when Vishnu is not named explicitly, the Vishnu Purana treats dharma and orderly sovereignty as operating under Vishnu’s supreme governance, where righteousness aligns the human realm with the cosmic order upheld by Him.