Shloka 45

Devanagari script

यथा सुधा यथैवेन्दुर् यथा श्रीर् वनरक्षिणः सामान्यः सर्वलोकस्य पारिजातस् तथा द्रुमः

Transliteration

yathā sudhā yathaivendur yathā śrīr vanarakṣiṇaḥ sāmānyaḥ sarvalokasya pārijātas tathā drumaḥ

Translation

ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນກັບອະມຣິຕະທີ່ເປັນຂອງທຸກຜູ້, ກັບດວງຈັນທີ່ເປັນຂອງທຸກຜູ້, ແລະກັບສຣີ (ລັກສະມີ) ທີ່ເປັນຊັບຮ່ວມຂອງຜູ້ພິທັກປ່າ—ຕົ້ນປາຣິຊາຕະກໍເປັນພອນຮ່ວມຂອງທຸກໂລກເຊັ່ນກັນ

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक (comparative adverb)

• सुधा: nectar
• सुधा: Karta (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• इन्दुः: the moon
• इन्दुः: Karta (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक

• श्रीः: Śrī (Lakṣmī/fortune)
• श्रीः: Karta (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• वनरक्षिणः: of the forest-guardian
• वनरक्षिणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष — 'वनस्य रक्षी'

• सामान्यः: common
• सामान्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सामान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वलोकस्य: of the whole world
• सर्वलोकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय — 'सर्वः लोकः'

• पारिजातः: Pārijāta
• पारिजातः: Karta (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारिजात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• तथा: so/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Correlation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तथार्थक (correlative adverb)

• द्रुमः: tree
• द्रुमः: Karta (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Manvantara: Vaivasvata

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: By supporting Satyabhāmā’s claim, Kṛṣṇa demonstrates that celestial treasures like Pārijāta are not the exclusive possession of Indra but exist within the Lord’s cosmic order.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Universal beneficence of cosmic gifts and proper custodianship

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Certain cosmic gifts (amṛta, moonlight, Śrī’s prosperity, and Pārijāta’s bounty) are portrayed as meant for the welfare of many, not for hoarding.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate stewardship: treat talents and resources as meant to benefit the wider world.

Vishishtadvaita: Śrī (Lakṣmī) is inseparable from the Lord’s economy of grace; prosperity is to be aligned with dharma, not ego

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Indu (Moon)
• Shri (Lakshmi)
• Sudha (Amrita)
• Parijata tree

FAQs

What is the significance of the Pārijāta tree in the Vishnu Purana?

Here it is presented as a universally shared divine boon—like amṛta and the moon—signifying gifts that sustain and bless all worlds under the cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea of “common to all” (sāmānya) in this verse?

By comparing multiple celestial benefactions (nectar, moonlight, Śrī, and the pārijāta), Parāśara frames them as not private possessions but as providential gifts meant for the welfare of the many.

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

Even when not named directly, the verse reflects a Vaiṣṇava worldview: the universe’s sustaining blessings are ordered and made fruitful through the Supreme’s governance, emphasizing Vishnu’s sovereignty over cosmic welfare.