Shloka 15

ऋभु–निदाघ-संवादः—अद्वैत-उपदेशः, समता, वासुदेव-स्वरूप-एकत्वम्

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्ता तेन सा पत्नी मिष्टम् अन्नं द्विजस्य यत् प्रसाधितवती तद् वै भर्तुर् वचनगौरवात्

Transliteration

ity uktā tena sā patnī miṣṭam annaṃ dvijasya yat prasādhitavatī tad vai bhartur vacanagauravāt

Translation

彼にそう告げられると、妻は夫の言葉を重んじ、二度生まれ（婆羅門）に供えるべき甘き食を整えた。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse-marker/उक्तिसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्याद्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्ता: having been told
• उक्ता: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मिष्टम्: sweet
• मिष्टम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (of अन्नम्)

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• द्विजस्य: of the brāhmaṇa
• द्विजस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• प्रसाधितवती: prepared
• प्रसाधितवती: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-साध् (धातु) + क्तवतु (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्तरि कृदन्त (past active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; निर्देश (correlative)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भर्तुः: of (her) husband
• भर्तुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• वचन-गौरवात्: out of respect for (his) command
• वचन-गौरवात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक) + गौरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (due to respect for the word/command)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Respect for rightful authority within dharma (here, the husband’s instruction aligned with atithi-sevā) sustains social and ritual order.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Honor commitments and ethical guidance in family life, especially when it supports generosity and reverence.

Vishishtadvaita: Ordered relationships (śeṣa–śeṣi) can become instruments of devotion when aligned to service of the sacred.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Dvija (Brahmin)

FAQs

What is the significance of honoring a dvija with food in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse highlights hospitality as dharma: offering proper भोजन (food) to a brāhmaṇa is portrayed as a sustaining social-religious duty within the Purāṇic moral order.

How does Sage Parāśara frame household duty (gṛhastha-dharma) in this passage?

By emphasizing vacana-gaurava—reverence for the husband’s word—the narration presents disciplined household conduct and obedience to righteous instruction as integral to dharma.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named, the Purāṇa’s theology treats dharma—such as honoring guests and the twice-born—as part of Vishnu’s sustaining order (sthiti) that upholds the world.