Shloka 22

ध्रुवस्य निर्वेदः — मन्त्रोपदेशः (ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय) तथा विष्ण्वाराधनविधिः

Devanagari script

यदि चेद् दुःखम् अत्यर्थं सुरुच्या वचनात् तव तत् पुण्योपचये यत्नं कुरु सर्वफलप्रदे

Transliteration

yadi ced duḥkham atyarthaṃ surucyā vacanāt tava tat puṇyopacaye yatnaṃ kuru sarvaphalaprade

Translation

Se as palavras de Surucī te causaram uma tristeza imensa, esforça-te então por acumular mérito; pois o mérito é o doador de todo fruto.

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त/सम्भावना (conditional particle)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (if indeed)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• अत्यर्थम्: excessively
• अत्यर्थम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यर्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (excessively/very much)

• सुरुच्या: by Surucī
• सुरुच्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरुची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• वचनात्: from (her) words/at (her) speech
• वचनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• पुण्योपचये: in the accumulation of merit
• पुण्योपचये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उपचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पुण्यस्य उपचयः)

• यत्नम्: effort
• यत्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• कुरु: do/make
• कुरु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• सर्वफलप्रदे: O giver of all fruits (results)
• सर्वफलप्रदे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्र-दा धातु से ‘प्रद’/प्रद-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वाणि फलानि प्रददाति इति)

Speaker

King Uttānapāda (advising Dhruva, in response to Suruci’s harsh words)

Characters & Entities

• Suruci
• Dhruva
• Uttānapāda

FAQs

What is the significance of puṇya (merit) in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

Puṇya is presented as “sarvaphalaprada,” the means that yields all results—implying that disciplined dharmic effort can transform suffering into auspicious outcomes.

How does the narrative frame explain responding to insult or grief?

Through royal counsel, the text redirects emotional pain caused by Suruci’s speech into purposeful striving—accumulating merit rather than reacting with despair.

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

Though not named in this single verse, the Dhruva narrative culminates in devotion and divine grace; merit and disciplined effort are portrayed as steps that ultimately orient the seeker toward Vishnu as the supreme refuge and fulfiller of fruits.