Shloka 28

यमस्य अधिकारभङ्गः — वैष्णवस्य लक्षणम्

Freedom from Yama through Hari-śaraṇāgati

Devanagari script

हरति परधनं निहन्ति जन्तून् वदति तथानृतनिष्ठुराणि यश् च अशुभजनितदुर्मदस्य पुंसः कलुषमतेर् हृदि तस्य नास्त्य् अनन्तः

Transliteration

harati paradhanaṃ nihanti jantūn vadati tathānṛtaniṣṭhurāṇi yaś ca aśubhajanitadurmadasya puṃsaḥ kaluṣamater hṛdi tasya nāsty anantaḥ

Translation

Aquele que rouba a riqueza alheia, mata seres vivos e profere falsidades ásperas e cruéis—tal homem, embriagado pela arrogância nascida do mal, tem entendimento manchado. No coração desse espírito corrompido, Ananta, o Infinito, não está presente.

Word by Word

• हरति: steals, takes away
• हरति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परधनम्: another's wealth
• परधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• निहन्ति: kills
• निहन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जन्तून्: creatures
• जन्तून्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• वदति: speaks
• वदति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तथा: thus, also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/so')

• अनृतनिष्ठुराणि: falsehoods and harsh (words)
• अनृतनिष्ठुराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनृत (प्रातिपदिक) + निष्ठुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• अशुभजनितदुर्मदस्य: of one whose evil arrogance is produced by sin
• अशुभजनितदुर्मदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + जनित (√जन् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त) + दुर्मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष; विशेषण (of पुंसः)

• पुंसः: of a man
• पुंसः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुम्स् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• कलुषमतेः: of impure-minded (man)
• कलुषमतेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलुष (प्रातिपदिक) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय; विशेषण (of पुंसः)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अनन्तः: Ananta (Vishnu)
• अनन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Negation by unfitness: why Ananta is not present in the heart corrupted by adharma

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adharmic actions—stealing, killing, and cruel lying—arising from evil-born arrogance, render the mind unfit for the presence of Ananta.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat non-stealing, non-violence, and truthful gentle speech as non-negotiable foundations of spiritual life; repair harm through restitution and disciplined speech.

Vishishtadvaita: Divine indwelling is not mechanical: the jīva’s moral disposition conditions receptivity to grace, preserving ethical accountability within a theistic non-dual vision.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Characters & Entities

• Ananta
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of Ananta in this Vishnu Purana verse?

Ananta symbolizes Vishnu as the Infinite indwelling Lord; the verse states that persistent adharma makes the heart unfit for that divine presence to be manifest.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the connection between conduct and spiritual realization here?

He links inner realization to ethical purity: theft, violence, and cruel false speech arise from a defiled intellect, and such corruption prevents the heart from becoming a seat of Ananta.

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

Vishnu is presented not only as a cosmic sovereign but as the inner Reality (Antaryāmin); dharma is the practical pathway that aligns a person with that supreme presence.