Shloka 23

प्रह्लादस्य अव्यभिचारिणी भक्ति, मायाविनाशः, तथा विष्णोः विश्वरूप-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

तेनाविष्टं तथात्मानं स बुद्ध्वा दैत्यबालकः हृदयेन महात्मानं दधार धरणीधरम्

Transliteration

tenāviṣṭaṃ tathātmānaṃ sa buddhvā daityabālakaḥ hṛdayena mahātmānaṃ dadhāra dharaṇīdharam

Translation

ತನ್ನ ಆತ್ಮವೇ ಅವನಿಂದ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿದ ದೈತ್ಯ ಬಾಲಕನು ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಅರಿತು, ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾದ ಧರಣೀಧರ ಪ್ರಭುವನ್ನು ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಧರಿಸಿದನು।

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• आविष्टम्: entered/possessed
• आविष्टम्: Karma-visheshana (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + विश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying आत्मानम्)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• आत्मानम्: himself/self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• बुद्ध्वा: having understood
• बुद्ध्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• दैत्यबालकः: the demon-boy
• दैत्यबालकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + बालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: दैत्यस्य बालकः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• हृदयेन: with (his) heart
• हृदयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• दधार: held/bore
• दधार: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धरणीधरम्: the earth-bearer (Vishnu)
• धरणीधरम्: Karma-visheshana (Object qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: धरणीं धरति इति); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; महात्मानम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Prahlada

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu being 'Dharaṇīdhara' in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, 'Dharaṇīdhara' emphasizes Vishnu’s cosmic sovereignty—He is not only worshipped as a personal Lord but also upheld as the sustaining power that supports the world and its order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain inner realization in this context?

Parāśara presents realization as an inward certainty: Prahlada understands that the Lord pervades the self, and this knowledge naturally becomes steady devotion—holding the Supreme within the heart.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is shown as both immanent and supreme—He enters and pervades the devotee’s being, yet remains the transcendent sustainer of the cosmos, aligning with core Vaishnava metaphysics.