Shloka 56

सूर्यरथ-कालचक्र-आयनविभागः, संध्योपासनम्, देवयान-पितृयानम्, विष्णुपद-गङ्गावतरणम्

Devanagari script

तेन तत् प्रेरितं ज्योतिर् ओंकारेणाथ दीप्तिमत् दहत्य् अशेषरक्षांसि मन्देहाख्यान्य् अघानि वै

Transliteration

tena tat preritaṃ jyotir oṃkāreṇātha dīptimat dahaty aśeṣarakṣāṃsi mandehākhyāny aghāni vai

Translation

അവന്റെ പ്രേരണയാൽ ഓംകാരശക്തിയിൽ ദീപ്തമായ ആ ജ്യോതി, പാപത്തിന്റെ തന്നെ രൂപങ്ങളായ ‘മന്ദേഹ’ എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്ന എല്ലാ രാക്ഷസന്മാരെയും പൂർണ്ണമായി ദഹിപ്പിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• तेन: by that / by him/it
• तेन: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण/सह), एकवचनम्; Pronoun ‘that’, Instrumental singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Pronoun, Nom/Acc sg

• प्रेरितम्: impelled
• प्रेरितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-ईर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; Past passive participle ‘impelled/sent’

• ज्योतिः: light, radiance
• ज्योतिः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Neuter nominative singular

• ओंकारेण: by the syllable Oṃ
• ओंकारेण: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Instrumental singular

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्ययम्; Indeclinable particle ‘then/now’

• दीप्तिमत्: radiant, blazing
• दीप्तिमत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; Adjective agreeing with ‘ज्योतिः/तत्’ (radiant)

• दहति: burns
• दहति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; Present indicative 3sg

• अशेषरक्षांसि: all the demons
• अशेषरक्षांसि: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक) + रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; Compound ‘all + demons’, Acc pl

• मन्देहाख्यानि: called ‘Mandeha’
• मन्देहाख्यानि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्देह (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘named Mandeha’, agreeing with ‘अघानि’

• अघानि: sins/evils
• अघानि: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; Accusative plural

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्; Emphatic particle

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Sacred geography and the Sun’s daily course; why sandhyā and Oṃ are efficacious against Mandehas.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra—especially Oṃ when aligned with divine will—functions as a purifying and protective śakti that burns sin and obstructive forces.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Maintain disciplined daily mantra-japa and sandhyā practice, treating it as spiritual protection and purification rather than mere ritual.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord’s will empowers created agencies (light/mantra) to act—divine immanence coordinating cosmic order.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Om (Omkara)
• Jyoti (Radiance/Light)
• Mandeha Rakshasas

FAQs

What is the significance of Om (Omkara) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

Om functions as a sacred, energizing principle that makes the divine radiance “blazing,” enabling it to destroy demonic forces identified with sin and obstruction.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the removal of evil in the cosmic order here?

He frames it as a lawful, recurring act: divine will impels a sanctified radiance, and that empowered light consumes demonic embodiments of adharma, preserving the world’s rhythm.

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

Even when not named explicitly, the verse implies a supreme governor: the cosmic light acts because it is “impelled by Him,” reflecting Vishnu’s sovereignty as the sustaining power behind dharma and protection.