Shloka 50

Cosmic Appointments, Viṣṇu’s Vibhūtis, Fourfold Operation, and the Symbolism of Ornaments and Weapons

Devanagari script

तत्राज्ञाननिरोधेन योगिनो यान्ति ये लयम् संसारकर्षणोप्तौ ते यान्ति निर्बीजतां द्विज

Transliteration

tatrājñānanirodhena yogino yānti ye layam saṃsārakarṣaṇoptau te yānti nirbījatāṃ dvija

Translation

तेथे अज्ञानाचा निरोध करून जे योगी लयाला जातात, ते—जरी पूर्वी संसाराच्या नांगरलेल्या क्षेत्रात पेरलेले होते—हे द्विज, निर्बीज अवस्थेला पोहोचतात; पुनर्जन्माचे बीज उरत नाही।

Word by Word

तत्रthere; in that (state)

अज्ञाननिरोधेनby the cessation of ignorance

योगिनःyogins

यान्तिgo; attain

येwho

लयम्dissolution; absorption

संसारकर्षणोप्तौin the sowing/planting of worldly attraction (i.e., in the field of saṃsāra’s pull)

तेthey

यान्तिgo; attain

निर्बीजताम्seedlessness (nirbīja state)

द्विजO twice-born (brāhmaṇa)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya; addressing him as dvija)

Characters & Entities

Samsara

FAQs

What is the significance of “nirbīja” (seedlessness) in the Vishnu Purana?

It indicates a liberated state where the causal “seed” of karma and ignorance is no longer present, so rebirth cannot arise again.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the end of samsara in this verse?

He frames liberation as the result of stopping ignorance (ajñāna-nirodha); once ignorance is restrained, the yogin’s absorption becomes “seedless,” cutting off future bondage.

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

Even when the verse speaks in yogic terms, it sits within the Vishnu Purana’s moksha teaching where ultimate freedom is aligned with the Supreme Reality (Vishnu) as the ground of liberation and the final refuge beyond samsara.