Shloka 5
विष्ण्वाराधन-फलम् तथा वर्णधर्माः
Worship of Vishnu through Varṇa-dharma
फलं चाराधिते विष्णौ यत् पुंसाम् अभिजायते स चाह पृष्टो यत् तेन तन् मैत्रेयाखिलं शृणु
phalaṃ cārādhite viṣṇau yat puṃsām abhijāyate sa cāha pṛṣṭo yat tena tan maitreyākhilaṃ śṛṇu
മൈത്രേയാ, സമഗ്രമായി കേൾക്കുക—പരമപ്രഭുവായ വിഷ്ണുവിനെ ആരാധിച്ചാൽ മനുഷ്യന് ഏതു ഫലം ജനിക്കുമോ, ചോദിക്കപ്പെട്ടപ്പോൾ അവൻ അതേ തന്നെയായി പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു।
Sage Parashara (continuing his narration to Maitreya, referring to a prior question-and-answer context)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: फलम्—विष्ण्वाराधनस्य कः परिणामः (worship of Vishnu and its fruits)
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: authoritative
Concept: विष्ण्वाराधनस्य यत् फलं साधकस्य भवति, तदेव शास्त्रतः निरूप्यते।
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: उपास्यदेवता-विष्णोः प्रति श्रद्धया आराधनं कृत्वा, फलविषये शास्त्रीयमार्गदर्शनं श्रवणेन गृह्णीयात्।
Vishishtadvaita: परः पुमान् विष्णुः इति—परब्रह्मस्य सगुण-व्यक्तिरूपेण उपास्यत्वं सूचितम्।
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse frames the teaching that worship of Vishnu is efficacious and yields definite results; the Purana proceeds to specify what outcomes arise from devotion to the Supreme Lord.
He presents the explanation as a direct response to a question—indicating an authoritative, dialogue-based transmission where the fruits of Vishnu’s worship are enumerated and clarified for Maitreya.
Vishnu is treated as the supreme object of worship whose grace governs outcomes; the verse signals a Vaishnava framework where ultimate sovereignty and beneficence rest in Vishnu.