Shloka 14

प्रचेतसां तपः तथा विष्णु-स्तुतिः

The Pracetases’ Ocean Tapas and Hymn to Vishnu

Devanagari script

आराध्य वरदं विष्णुम् इष्टप्राप्तिम् असंशयम् समेति नान्यथा मर्त्यः किम् अन्यत् कथयामि वः

Transliteration

ārādhya varadaṃ viṣṇum iṣṭaprāptim asaṃśayam sameti nānyathā martyaḥ kim anyat kathayāmi vaḥ

Translation

ವರದಾತ ವಿಷ್ಣುವನ್ನು ಆರಾಧಿಸಿದರೆ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಇಷ್ಟಸಿದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಬೇರೆ ರೀತಿಯಾಗದು. ನಿಮಗೆ ಇನ್ನೇನು ಹೇಳಲಿ?

Word by Word

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-√राध् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having worshipped’

• वरदम्: boon-giving
• वरदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विष्णुम् इति विशेषणम् (Accusative singular masculine)

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• इष्टप्राप्तिम्: attainment of the desired (goal)
• इष्टप्राप्तिम्: Karma (Object/Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट + प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः (इष्टस्य प्राप्तिः) (Accusative singular)

• असंशयम्: undoubtedly
• असंशयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ-सम्-शय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (indeclinable adverbial use: without doubt)

• समेति: attains/comes to
• समेति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Present indicative, 3rd person singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक निपात (negation particle)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (otherwise)

• मर्त्यः: a mortal
• मर्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• कथयामि: I tell/say
• कथयामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कथ् (धातु) (कारक-णिच्)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative/denominative sense: I tell) (Present indicative, 1st person singular)

• वः: to you
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी, बहुवचन; अत्र चतुर्थ्यर्थे (to you) (Dative/Genitive plural enclitic)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: What is the decisive means to attain desired ends and fulfill duty?

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Worship of Vishnu, the boon-giver and supreme cause, unfailingly grants the true fulfillment of human aims.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Center daily life around Vishnu-upāsanā (nāma-japa, pūjā, temple worship, service), aligning desires with what is ‘iṣṭa’ in a dharmic sense.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord is both the supreme giver (śeṣin) and the reachable refuge; attainment is certain through devotion because the jīva’s fulfillment depends on His grace and lordship.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of worshipping Vishnu as “varada” in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as the reliable granter of boons, affirming that devotion to him leads certainly (asaṃśaya) to the attainment of one’s rightful desired goal.

How does Sage Parāśara explain certainty (asaṃśaya) in attaining spiritual or worldly goals?

Parāśara frames Vishnu-worship as an unfailing cause: once Vishnu is propitiated, the mortal ‘reaches’ the desired attainment—“not otherwise”—underscoring the dependability of divine sovereignty.

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

Vishnu is portrayed as the supreme authority over results and fulfillment, highlighting a Vaishnava view where grace and lordship guarantee the fruition of sincere devotion.