Shloka 74

आत्यन्तिक-लयहेतुः: तापत्रय-विवेचनम् तथा ‘भगवान्/वासुदेव’ शब्दार्थः

Threefold Suffering and the Path to Final Liberation; Meaning of Bhagavān and Vāsudeva

Devanagari script

ऐश्वर्यस्य समग्रस्य वीर्यस्य यशसः श्रियः ज्ञानवैराग्ययोश् चैव षण्णां भग इतीरणा

Transliteration

aiśvaryasya samagrasya vīryasya yaśasaḥ śriyaḥ jñānavairāgyayoś caiva ṣaṇṇāṃ bhaga itīraṇā

Translation

「bhaga」とは六つを指すと宣言される。すなわち、完全なる主権、勇猛の力、名声、吉祥なる光輝（シュリー）、真知、そして離欲である。これらを円満に具える者が「バガヴァーン」と称される。

Word by Word

• ऐश्वर्यस्य: of sovereignty
• ऐश्वर्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• समग्रस्य: complete/entire
• समग्रस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ऐश्वर्यस्य)

• वीर्यस्य: of power/valor
• वीर्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• यशसः: of fame
• यशसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• श्रियः: of prosperity/splendor
• श्रियः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ज्ञानवैराग्ययोः: of knowledge and dispassion
• ज्ञानवैराग्ययोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान-वैराग्य (प्रातिपदिक; ज्ञान + वैराग्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• षण्णाम्: of the six
• षण्णाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषणम्

• भगः: bhaga (divine excellence)
• भगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-सूचक निपात

• ईरणा: the designation/definition
• ईरणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईरणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भाववाचक (utterance/definition)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Defining ‘bhaga’ as the six-fold set of divine excellences that constitute Bhagavān-hood.

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavān is defined by the complete presence of six excellences: sovereignty, potency, fame, śrī (splendor), knowledge, and dispassion.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: In worship, remember these six qualities to deepen reverence and to align one’s life toward knowledge and vairāgya under divine sovereignty.

Vishishtadvaita: Centers liberation-oriented theology on a Brahman possessing infinite auspicious attributes (not quality-less), a hallmark of Viśiṣṭādvaita.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)

FAQs

What is the significance of the six attributes (ṣaḍ-aiśvarya) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse defines “bhaga” as six perfections—sovereignty, power, fame, splendor, knowledge, and detachment—establishing Bhagavān (Vishnu) as the Supreme Being by the fullness of these attributes.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the concept of Bhagavān?

Parāśara explains Bhagavān through a precise theological definition: the one who possesses the complete set of six divine excellences (bhaga) is rightly called Bhagavān.

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

Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Reality not as an abstract principle alone, but as the personal Lord whose absolute sovereignty, omniscience, and perfect detachment are intrinsic and complete.