Shloka 34

यमस्य अधिकारभङ्गः — वैष्णवस्य लक्षणम्

Freedom from Yama through Hari-śaraṇāgati

Devanagari script

वसति मनसि यस्य सो ऽव्ययात्मा पुरुषवरस्य न तस्य दृष्टिपाते तव गतिर् अथवा ममास्ति चक्र प्रतिहतवीर्यबलस्य सो ऽन्यलोक्यः

Transliteration

vasati manasi yasya so 'vyayātmā puruṣavarasya na tasya dṛṣṭipāte tava gatir athavā mamāsti cakra pratihatavīryabalasya so 'nyalokyaḥ

Translation

యస్య పరమపురుషస్య మనసిలో స అవ్యయాత్మ నివసించుచున్నాడో, ఆ ప్రభువు దృష్టిపాతమున నీకును నాకును శరణముగానీ తప్పించుకొను గతిగానీ లేదు. నా వీర్యబలము చక్రముచే నిరోధింపబడెను; ఆయన ఈ లోకమున జేయుడుగానీ గ్రాహ్యుడుగానీ కాడు, ఇతరలోక్యుడు.

Word by Word

• वसति: dwells
• वसति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• मनसि: in the mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (singular)

• यस्य: of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (singular)

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

• अव्ययात्मा: the imperishable-souled one
• अव्ययात्मा: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः—अव्ययः आत्मा यस्य/यः

• पुरुषवरस्य: of the best of men
• पुरुषवरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः—पुरुषेषु वरः

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• दृष्टिपाते: within (his) glance; in the fall of (his) sight
• दृष्टिपाते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + पात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषः—दृष्टेः पातः/पातने

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

• गतिः: movement; course; access
• गतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Disjunction (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• अस्ति: is; exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• चक्र: (the) discus; wheel
• चक्र: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• प्रतिहतवीर्यबलस्य: of (one) whose valor and strength are checked
• प्रतिहतवीर्यबलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिहत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √हन्) + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः—प्रतिहतं वीर्यं बलं च यस्य

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

• अन्यलोक्यः: to be seen by others; visible to others
• अन्यलोक्यः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः—अन्यः लोक्यः (अन्यैः लोक्यः/दृश्यः)

Speaker

A defeated adversary acknowledging Vishnu’s irresistible sovereignty (spoken within the Parasara–Maitreya narration framework)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Under the Lord’s all-seeing sovereignty, no being can evade divine order; worldly strength is nullified before the discus of Viṣṇu.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Cultivate surrender (śaraṇāgati) rather than reliance on egoic power, especially when facing consequences of actions.

Vishishtadvaita: Antaryāmin-Nārāyaṇa is the inner ruler who subdues finite agencies, showing the jīva’s dependence (śeṣatva) on Him.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Supreme Purusha (Paramatman)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Lord’s ‘glance’ (dṛṣṭi) in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, the Lord’s gaze signifies irresistible divine governance—once under it, no being can claim an independent ‘gati’ (escape or autonomous course).

How does the Vishnu Purana express the idea of the Supreme Self dwelling within?

By stating that the imperishable Self ‘dwells in the mind,’ the verse conveys Vishnu/Paramatman as inwardly present, not merely an external deity, aligning with core Vaishnava metaphysics.

What is the theological importance of the Sudarshana Chakra in this context?

The chakra is presented as the concrete instrument of Vishnu’s sovereignty—able to restrain even great strength—underscoring that divine power overrides all worldly might.