Shloka 50

वंशस्मरण-फलम्, वैशालिका-प्रसङ्गः, रेवती-बलदेव-विवाहः, विष्णु-परतत्त्व-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

पुनश् च प्रणम्य भगवते तस्मै यथाभिमतान् आत्मनः स वरान् कथयाम् आस । क एषां भगवतो ऽभिमतो यस्मै कन्याम् इमां प्रयच्छामीति ॥

Transliteration

punaś ca praṇamya bhagavate tasmai yathābhimatān ātmanaḥ sa varān kathayām āsa | ka eṣāṃ bhagavato 'bhimato yasmai kanyām imāṃ prayacchāmīti ||

Translation

ପୁନର୍ବାର ସେଇ ଭଗବାନଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ କରି ସେ ନିଜ ଇଚ୍ଛିତ ବରମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଲା ଏବଂ ପଚାରିଲା—“ଏମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କିଏ ଭଗବାନଙ୍କୁ ସର୍ବାଧିକ ପ୍ରିୟ, ଯାହାକୁ ମୁଁ ଏହି କନ୍ୟାକୁ ଦେବି?”

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक अव्यय (adverb) — ‘again’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having bowed’

• भगवते: to the Lord
• भगवते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन — ‘to the Lord’

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन — ‘to him’

• यथाभिमतान्: as desired
• यथाभिमतान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा + अभिमत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — ‘as desired/according to wish’

• आत्मनः: of himself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of himself’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘he’

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — ‘boons’

• कथयाम्: told, related
• कथयाम्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; णिच्-प्रयोगः)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — ‘said/told’ (परस्मैपद)

• आस: (he) was / did
• आस: Kriya (Auxiliary/सहायक-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — सहायक-क्रिया (auxiliary)

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘who?’

• एषाम्: of these
• एषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — ‘of these’

• भगवतः: of the Lord
• भगवतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of the Lord’

• अभिमतः: approved, desired
• अभिमतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिमत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘approved/desired’

• यस्मै: to whom
• यस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन — ‘to whom’

• कन्याम्: the daughter
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘daughter’

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘this’

• प्रयच्छामि: I shall give
• प्रयच्छामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन — ‘I give/bestow’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इत्यर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति सूचक (quotative particle)

Speaker

Parāśara (narrating; the verse reports a character’s speech within his narration)

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (the Lord)
• kanyā (the maiden/daughter)

FAQs

What is the significance of seeking the Lord’s ‘abhimata’ (approval) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse highlights that even major social and dynastic acts—like giving a daughter in marriage—are ideally aligned with Bhagavān’s will, reinforcing divine sovereignty over human choice.

How does Sage Parāśara present decision-making in this narrative context?

Parāśara frames the episode as an act preceded by reverence (praṇāma) and guided by the Lord’s preference, showing that dharmic action flows from devotion and submission to the Supreme.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu (as Bhagavān) is implicitly the supreme arbiter: the ‘most pleasing to the Lord’ becomes the criterion, reflecting a Vaishnava view where ultimate legitimacy rests in the Supreme Reality’s sanction.