Vishnu Purana 5.2.20 — Krishna Avatara, Amsha 5, Adhyaya 2, Shloka 20

गर्भ-व्यवस्था, देवकी-गर्भ-स्तुति (गर्भस्तुतिः), जगदन्तर्गत-हरि-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

प्रसीद देवि सर्वस्य जगतः शं शुभे कुरु प्रीत्या तं धारयेशानं धृतं येनाखिलं जगत्

Transliteration

prasīda devi sarvasya jagataḥ śaṃ śubhe kuru prītyā taṃ dhārayeśānaṃ dhṛtaṃ yenākhilaṃ jagat

Translation

Ó Deusa, sê graciosa; concede paz e auspício a todo o mundo. Com devoção amorosa, sustenta o Senhor supremo, o Soberano, por quem o universo inteiro é sustentado.

Word by Word

• प्रसीद: be gracious; be pleased
• प्रसीद: Sambodhana/Prayojaka (Addressed imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वस्य: of all
• सर्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• शम्: auspiciousness; welfare
• शम्: Prayojana/Upapada (Benedictive adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शम् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable); मंगलार्थक-निपात (benedictive particle)

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Vocative epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुरु: do; make
• कुरु: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (√कृ) (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• प्रीत्या: with affection; out of love
• प्रीत्या: Karana/Hetu (Means/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• धारय: support; hold
• धारय: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (√धृ) (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• ईशानम्: the Lord; the ruler
• ईशानम्: Karma (Object; apposition to तम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• धृतम्: held; supported
• धृतम्: Karma (Qualifying the object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृत (कृदन्त; √धृ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/Kta), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (predicate/appositive)

• येन: by whom; by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• अखिलम्: entire; all
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Devaki (prayerful address, invoking the Devi while affirming the Lord who sustains all)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Krishna’s advent and its auspicious, protective significance for the worlds.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Through loving devotion one upholds (supports in one’s heart) the Supreme Lord who upholds the entire universe, and thereby peace and auspiciousness arise.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate daily stuti and smaraṇa with the intention of loka-kalyāṇa (welfare of all), aligning personal devotion with universal good.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord is both transcendent Sovereign (īśāna) and the sustaining ground of the cosmos, while devotion is a real, relational means of communion.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Ishana (Supreme Lord)
• Jagat (the universe)

FAQs

What is the significance of praying for peace (śam) and auspiciousness (śubha) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames spiritual prayer as universal in scope—seeking welfare for the whole jagat—while grounding peace in alignment with the Lord who sustains all existence.

How does the Vishnu Purana present the Supreme Lord as the sustainer of the cosmos here?

By calling him īśāna and stating that the entire universe is ‘held’ (dhṛtam) by him, the verse emphasizes Vishnu’s supreme sovereignty and cosmic support.

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

Vishnu is implied as the ultimate support of reality—devotion ‘upholds’ remembrance of him, while he alone upholds the world—highlighting a Vaishnava vision of the Supreme sustaining all.