Shloka 25

ऋभु-निदाघ-संवादः — अधः-ऊर्ध्व-दृष्टान्तेन अद्वैतबोधः (राजा-गज-उपमा) तथा मोक्षफलश्रुति

Devanagari script

इति भरतनरेन्द्रसारवृत्तं कथयति यश् च शृणोति भक्तियुक्तः स विमलमतिर् एति नात्ममोहं भवति च संसरणेषु मुक्तियोग्यः

Transliteration

iti bharatanarendrasāravṛttaṃ kathayati yaś ca śṛṇoti bhaktiyuktaḥ sa vimalamatir eti nātmamohaṃ bhavati ca saṃsaraṇeṣu muktiyogyaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ, ഭരതനരേന്ദ്രന്റെ ജീവിതത്തിന്റെ ഈ സാരവൃത്താന്തം ആരെങ്കിലും പാരായണം ചെയ്യുകയോ ഭക്തിയോടെ കേൾക്കുകയോ ചെയ്താൽ, അവന്റെ ബുദ്ധി നിർമലമാകും; അവൻ ആത്മമോഹത്തിൽ വീഴുകയില്ല; സംസാരചക്രത്തിനിടയിലും മോക്ഷയോഗ്യനാകും।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Vakya-parisamapti (Discourse marker/वाक्यपरिसमाप्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उक्त्यर्थ)

• भरतनरेन्द्रसारवृत्तम्: the essential story of King Bharata
• भरतनरेन्द्रसारवृत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata + narendra + sāra + vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः: भरतनरेन्द्रस्य सारवृत्तम् (सारभूतं वृत्तान्तम्)

• कथयति: tells, narrates
• कथयति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• शृणोति: hears
• शृणोति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्तियुक्तः: endowed with devotion
• भक्तियुक्तः: Karta-anvayi Visheshana (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti + yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘युज्’ धातोः क्त = युक्त; तत्पुरुष: भक्त्या युक्तः

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

• विमलमतिḥ: one of pure mind
• विमलमतिḥ: Karta-anvayi Visheshana (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimala + mati (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: विमला मतिः यस्य (विमलमतिः)

• एति: goes to, reaches
• एति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• आत्ममोहम्: self-delusion
• आत्ममोहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman + moha (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: आत्मनि मोहः/आत्मसम्बन्धी मोहः

• भवति: becomes, is
• भवति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• संसरणेषु: in transmigrations
• संसरणेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• मुक्तियोग्यः: fit for liberation
• मुक्तियोग्यः: Karta-anvayi Visheshana (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mukti + yogya (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: मुक्त्यै योग्यः

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Devotional recitation or listening to Bharata’s essential story purifies the mind, removes Self-delusion, and makes one fit for liberation amid saṃsāra.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Adopt regular śravaṇa/kīrtana of Purāṇic narratives with reflective contemplation to cultivate vimalā mati (clear understanding).

Vishishtadvaita: Grace-mediated purification through bhakti (śravaṇa/kīrtana) prepares the jīva for mokṣa while remaining within worldly life—bhakti as an effective upāya.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Vasudeva

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Kings

FAQs

What is the significance of hearing or reciting King Bharata’s story in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse states it functions as a phalaśruti: devoted recitation or listening purifies the mind and makes one qualified for liberation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the spiritual result of this narrative?

Parāśara concludes that bhakti-filled śravaṇa/kathana removes ātma-moha (confusion about the Self) and prepares the listener for mokṣa even while living within saṃsāra.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s intent is Vaishnava: sacred history heard with devotion purifies consciousness and aligns the soul toward liberation under the sovereignty of the Supreme (Vishnu).