Shloka 132

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

परितुष्टास्मि देवेश स्तोत्रेणानेन ते हरे वरं वृणीष्व यस् त्व् इष्टो वरदाहं तवागता

Transliteration

parituṣṭāsmi deveśa stotreṇānena te hare varaṃ vṛṇīṣva yas tv iṣṭo varadāhaṃ tavāgatā

Translation

ഹേ ദേവേശാ, ഹേ ഹരേ, ഈ സ്തോത്രം കൊണ്ട് ഞാൻ പൂർണ്ണമായി തൃപ്തയായി. നിനക്കിഷ്ടമുള്ള വരം തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക; ഞാൻ നിനക്കു വരദായിനിയായി വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• परितुष्टा: fully pleased
• परितुष्टा: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परितुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; परि+√तुष्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Copula/अस्ति-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचनम्

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (lord of gods)

• स्तोत्रेण: by this hymn
• स्तोत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया) एकवचनम्; करण (instrument)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचनम्; ‘by this’ (agreeing with स्तोत्रेण)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th) एकवचनम्

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचनम्

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचनम्

• वृणीष्व: choose
• वृणीष्व: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• यः: which/whatever
• यः: Karta (Subject of relative clause/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनम्; relative pronoun

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st) एकवचनम्

• इष्टः: desired/pleasing
• इष्टः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √इष्/√यज्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनम्; predicate with ‘यः’

• वरदा: (I) the boon-giver
• वरदा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनम्; ‘boon-giver’ (speaker)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• तव: to you/of you
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी एकवचनम्

• आगता: come/arrived
• आगता: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आ+√गम्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचनम्; agreeing with ‘अहम्’ understood as feminine speaker (श्रीः)

Speaker

A boon-granting deity addressing Lord Vishnu (Hari) after being pleased by His hymn; narrated within Sage Parāśara’s discourse to Maitreya.

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Śrī’s satisfaction with stotra and her readiness to bestow boons

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sincere stotra pleases the divine, and grace responds as ‘varadā’—a boon-giving compassion rather than a transactional reward.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Offer praise as gratitude and alignment of heart; then ask primarily for what benefits dharma and the welfare of others.

Vishishtadvaita: Grace (śeṣatva/śaraṇāgati orientation): the dependent soul approaches the divine with praise and receives compassionate response.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari (name)

Bhakti Type: Dasya (servant)

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devesha (Lord of the gods)

FAQs

What is the significance of stotra (hymn of praise) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse shows stotra as a direct catalyst for divine favor: sincere praise culminates in readiness to grant a boon, underscoring bhakti as an effective spiritual means.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine hierarchy in such episodes?

Through narrative moments where other divine powers address Vishnu as “Deveśa” and “Hari,” Parāśara frames Vishnu as the supreme regulator whom even boon-givers honor and serve.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Reality and sovereign Lord: the address “Lord of the gods” implies that all other divine agencies operate under His supremacy and respond to His will.