Shloka 34

ऋभु–निदाघ-संवादः—अद्वैत-उपदेशः, समता, वासुदेव-स्वरूप-एकत्वम्

Devanagari script

ऋभुर् अस्मि तवाचार्यः प्रज्ञादानाय ते द्विज इहागतो ऽहं यास्यामि परमार्थस् तवोदितः

Transliteration

ṛbhur asmi tavācāryaḥ prajñādānāya te dvija ihāgato 'haṃ yāsyāmi paramārthas tavoditaḥ

Translation

ನಾನು ಋಭು, ನಿನ್ನ ಆಚಾರ್ಯನು. ಓ ದ್ವಿಜನೇ, ನಿನಗೆ ವಿವೇಕಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆ ನೀಡಲು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಈಗ ನಾನು ಹೊರಡುತ್ತೇನೆ; ನಿನ್ನ ಪರಮಾರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗಿದೆ।

Word by Word

ऋभुःṚbhu

अस्मिam

तवyour

आचार्यःteacher

प्रज्ञादानायfor the giving of wisdom

तेto you

द्विजO twice-born

इहhere

आगतःcome

अहम्I

यास्यामिwill go

परमार्थःhighest truth

तवyour

उदितःdeclared, taught

Speaker

Sage Ṛbhu (as the instructing ācārya within the narrative)

Characters & Entities

Ṛ

Ṛbhu

Dvija (the disciple addressed)

FAQs

What is the significance of prajñā-dāna (bestowal of wisdom) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames Purāṇic teaching as a direct transmission from an ācārya: wisdom is not merely information, but a transformative insight that aligns the student with paramārtha (the highest aim).

How does the text present the guru’s role in conveying paramārtha?

By having Ṛbhu explicitly identify himself as ācārya and state that the ‘highest purpose’ has been declared, the verse emphasizes authorized instruction and the notion of teaching reaching completion once the essential truth is communicated.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the Vishnu Purana’s framework treats true paramārtha as ultimately oriented to the Supreme Reality—Vishnu as the highest principle—so the ‘wisdom bestowed’ is implicitly meant to culminate in that highest understanding.