Shloka 51

ध्रुवस्य निर्वेदः — मन्त्रोपदेशः (ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय) तथा विष्ण्वाराधनविधिः

Devanagari script

राजपुत्र यथा विष्णोर् आराधनपरैर् नरैः कार्यम् आराधनं तन् नो यथावच् छ्रोतुम् अर्हसि

Transliteration

rājaputra yathā viṣṇor ārādhanaparair naraiḥ kāryam ārādhanaṃ tan no yathāvac chrotum arhasi

Translation

ಓ ರಾಜಕುಮಾರನೇ, ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿನ ಆರಾಧನೆಗೆ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಸಮರ್ಪಿತರಾದ ಜನರು ಯಾವ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀವಿಷ್ಣುವನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸಬೇಕು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮಿಂದ ಯಥಾವತ್ತಾಗಿ ಕೇಳಲು ನೀನು ಅರ್ಹನು.

Word by Word

राजपुत्रO prince

यथाhow

विष्णोःof Vishnu

आराधनपरैःdevoted to worship

नरैःby men

कार्यम्to be done

आराधनम्worship

तत्that

नःto us

यथावत्properly

श्रोतुम्to hear

अर्हसिyou are fit / you should

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya, addressing him as ‘rājaputra’ in the narrative style)

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu’s ārādhana (worship) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames Viṣṇu-worship as a taught, methodical discipline—something to be heard “properly” (yathāvat)—implying that devotion is both heartfelt and guided by dharmic procedure.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the practice of devotion in this chapter’s dialogue structure?

Parāśara positions himself as the authoritative instructor and invites the listener to receive a complete account of the correct worship-method, signaling a step-by-step exposition that follows in the subsequent verses.

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

Viṣṇu is presented as the supreme focus of worship—worthy of exclusive dedication—supporting the Purāṇa’s Vaishnava vision of the Supreme Lord as the ground of order, dharma, and liberation-oriented devotion.