Shloka 95

मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः

Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association

Devanagari script

स्वर्गाक्षयत्वम् अतुलं दाम्पत्यम् अतिदुर्लभम् प्राप्तं पुण्यफलं प्राप्य संशुद्धिं तां द्विजोत्तम

Transliteration

svargākṣayatvam atulaṃ dāmpatyam atidurlabham prāptaṃ puṇyaphalaṃ prāpya saṃśuddhiṃ tāṃ dvijottama

Translation

ໂອ ຜູ້ປະເສີດໃນຫມູ່ທະວິຊະ, ເມື່ອໄດ້ຮັບຜົນແຫ່ງບຸນແລ້ວ ທ່ານໄດ້ສະຫວັນອັນຫາທຽບບໍ່ໄດ້ ແລະບໍ່ເສື່ອມສິ້ນ ພ້ອມທັງພອນແຫ່ງຄວາມກົມເກືອກຄູ່ຄອງອັນຫາຍາກ; ດັ່ງນັ້ນທ່ານຈຶ່ງເຖິງຄວາມບໍລິສຸດນັ້ນ.

Word by Word

• स्वर्गाक्षयत्वम्: the state of imperishable heaven
• स्वर्गाक्षयत्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + अक्षयत्व (प्रातिपदिक; स्वर्ग + अक्षय + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता/भाव), एकवचन = Neuter, Nominative singular (abstract noun)

• अतुलम्: incomparable
• अतुलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् = Neuter, Nominative singular; qualifies "svargākṣayatvam"

• दाम्पत्यम्: marital union, conjugal state
• दाम्पत्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाम्पत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = Neuter, Nominative singular

• अतिदुर्लभम्: very hard to obtain
• अतिदुर्लभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् = Neuter, Nominative singular; qualifies "dāmpatyam"

• प्राप्तम्: attained, obtained
• प्राप्तम्: Kriya (Result/state)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Past passive participle; Neuter, Nominative singular

• पुण्यफलम्: the fruit of merit
• पुण्यफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन = Neuter, Accusative singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव/gerund) = Absolutive: having obtained

• संशुद्धिम्: purification, complete purity
• संशुद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; सम् + शुध् + क्तिन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन = Feminine, Accusative singular

• ताम्: that (purification)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन = Feminine, Accusative singular (pronoun)

• द्विजोत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विजोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन = Masculine, Vocative singular

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya; addressing a dvija within the cited episode)

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Dvija (twice-born)

FAQs

What is the significance of svargākṣayatva (unfailing heaven) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames svargākṣayatva as a specific karmic reward—an enduring heavenly fruition granted through accrued merit—paired with inner purification rather than mere pleasure-seeking.

How does Sage Parāśara explain purification (saṃśuddhi) in this context?

Saṃśuddhi is presented as the culminating outcome of puṇya: the person is not only rewarded externally (svarga) but also refined inwardly, indicating dharma’s transformative power.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Even when Vishnu is not named explicitly, the Vishnu Purana’s framework treats moral order and its fruits as operating under Vishnu’s supreme governance—dharma and its rewards ultimately rest on the Supreme Reality.