Shloka 27

अक्रूरस्य गोकुलगमनम्—दर्शन-लालसा, अंशावतार-बोधः, विष्णु-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

साफल्यम् अक्ष्णोर् युगम् एतद् अत्र दृष्टे जगद्धातरि यातम् उच्चैः अप्य् अङ्गम् एतद् भगवत्प्रसादाद् दत्ते ऽङ्गसङ्गे फलवन् मम स्यात्

Transliteration

sāphalyam akṣṇor yugam etad atra dṛṣṭe jagaddhātari yātam uccaiḥ apy aṅgam etad bhagavatprasādād datte 'ṅgasaṅge phalavan mama syāt

Translation

Agora este par de meus olhos alcançou sua verdadeira plenitude, pois aqui contemplei o Sustentador do universo em excelsa grandeza. E que também este meu corpo, pela graça do Senhor, se torne frutuoso, se me for concedida a bênção do contato com sua pessoa divina.

Word by Word

• sāphalyam: fulfilment, success
• sāphalyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāphalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

• akṣṇoḥ: of (my) two eyes
• akṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; (of the two eyes)

• yugam: pair
• yugam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: 'here')

• dṛṣṭe: when (he) is seen
• dṛṣṭe: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• jagaddhātari: in the sustainer of the world
• jagaddhātari: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + dhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (jagataḥ dhātari)

• yātam: has gone/has attained
• yātam: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रियासमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yā (धातु) → yāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate)

• uccaiḥ: greatly, to a high degree
• uccaiḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccaiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'highly, greatly')

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: 'even/also')

• aṅgam: body, limb
• aṅgam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhagavatprasādāt: from the Lord’s grace
• bhagavatprasādāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (bhagavataḥ prasādāt)

• datte: is given
• datte: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• aṅgasaṅge: in contact with (his) body
• aṅgasaṅge: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (aṅgasya saṅge)

• phalavan: fruitful
• phalavan: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phalavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• mama: for me / of me
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; अस्मद्-शब्द

• syāt: may be
• syāt: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/vision-recipient (within Parasara’s narration to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Jagaddhātṛ (Sustainer of the universe)

FAQs

What is the significance of darśana (seeing the Lord) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse states that merely beholding Vishnu—the Jagaddhātṛ—makes one’s very eyes “fulfilled,” emphasizing darśana as a direct, grace-filled spiritual attainment.

How does the Vishnu Purana present the role of divine grace (bhagavatprasāda)?

The verse attributes the devotee’s further blessedness—making even the body ‘fruitful’ through contact with the Lord—not to personal power but explicitly to Bhagavan’s prasāda (grace).

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is invoked as the exalted sustainer of the cosmos (Jagaddhātṛ), affirming Him as the supreme, personal ground of reality whose presence and grace confer ultimate spiritual fruition.