Shloka 15

अविद्याबीज-निरूपणं, योगस्वरूप-उपदेशः, मूर्तहरिधारणा-समाधि, जनकवंशीय-राजर्षिसंवादः

Devanagari script

इत्थं च पुत्रपौत्रेषु तद्देहोत्पादितेषु कः करोति पण्डितः स्वाम्यम् अनात्मनि कलेवरे

Transliteration

itthaṃ ca putrapautreṣu taddehotpāditeṣu kaḥ karoti paṇḍitaḥ svāmyam anātmani kalevare

Translation

ដូច្នេះ ទោះបីកូន និងចៅកើតចេញពីរាងកាយនេះក៏ដោយ តើអ្នកប្រាជ្ញណានឹងអះអាងសិទ្ធិជាម្ចាស់លើសាកសពដូចរាងកាយដែលមិនមែនអាត្មានេះ?

Word by Word

इत्थम्thus

चand

पुत्रपौत्रेषुamong sons and grandsons

तद्देहोत्पादितेषुproduced from that body

कःwho

करोतिmakes, claims

पण्डितःa learned person

स्वाम्यम्ownership, lordship

अनात्मनिin the non-self

कलेवरेin the body

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

FAQs

What is the significance of calling the body 'anātman' in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse stresses that the body is not the true Self; therefore, claiming ownership over it is ignorance, and recognizing this supports detachment and liberation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain possessiveness toward family in this context?

He points out that even sons and grandsons arise from the body, yet the wise do not treat the perishable body as 'I' or 'mine'—undermining the basis of attachment.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

By separating the Self from the perishable body, the teaching aligns the seeker toward the Supreme Reality beyond matter—ultimately oriented to Vishnu as the sustaining, transcendent ground of liberation in Vaishnava thought.