Shloka 59

Devanagari script

तवाष्टगुणम् ऐश्वर्यं नाथ स्वाभाविकं परम् निरस्तातिशयं यस्य तस्य स्तोष्यामि किं न्व् अहम्

Transliteration

tavāṣṭaguṇam aiśvaryaṃ nātha svābhāvikaṃ param nirastātiśayaṃ yasya tasya stoṣyāmi kiṃ nv aham

Translation

हे नाथ, आपका अष्टगुणयुक्त ऐश्वर्य स्वभावतः ही परम है। जिसकी महिमा किसी से बढ़कर नहीं, उस अतुलनीय का मैं क्या स्तवन कर सकता हूँ?

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अष्टगुणम्: eightfold in qualities
• अष्टगुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अष्टौ गुणाः यस्य/अष्टगुणम्)

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty, lordship
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• स्वाभाविकम्: natural, inherent
• स्वाभाविकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वभाव + इक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• निरस्तातिशयम्: unsurpassed, with excellence removed (i.e., beyond comparison)
• निरस्तातिशयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरस्त + अतिशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (निरस्तः अतिशयः यस्य/निरस्तातिशयम्)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Correlative genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्तोष्यामि: I will praise
• स्तोष्यामि: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Interrogative object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक सर्वनाम

• नु: indeed, pray (emphasis)
• नु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; प्रश्न/अनुनय)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Lord Vishnu while instructing Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: A stuti embedded in the Kṛṣṇa narrative expounding the Lord’s innate, incomparable sovereignty (aiśvarya).

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: reverential and philosophically elevated

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He is praised as the supremely sovereign Lord whose intrinsic, unsurpassable excellences inspire humble stuti in his presence.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Re-centering all greatness in the Lord and cultivating humility before divine aiśvarya.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s aiśvarya is svābhāvika (intrinsic) and niratiśaya (unsurpassable), making all praise an act of humble devotion rather than measurement.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice humility in worship: praise without bargaining, acknowledging the limits of speech and intellect while offering sincere gratitude.

Vishishtadvaita: Brahman possesses real auspicious attributes (kalyāṇa-guṇas); his supremacy is not attribute-less but infinitely excellent.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of the eightfold sovereignty (aṣṭa-guṇa aiśvarya) in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals Vishnu’s complete and inherent lordship—divine perfections that are not acquired but belong to His very nature, grounding cosmic order in a supreme personal Reality.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea of an unsurpassable Lord (nirastātiśaya)?

By stating that Vishnu’s greatness has no higher comparison, Parāśara frames theology as reverent humility: language can praise, but cannot exhaust the Supreme’s measureless excellence.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Vishnu is presented as the supreme, self-existent source of sovereignty—supporting a Vaishnava view where the highest reality is personal, perfect, and the ultimate ground of the cosmos.