Shloka 19

Devanagari script

दश वर्षसहस्राणि न्यस्तचित्ता जगत्पतौ नारायणे मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वलोकपरायणे

Transliteration

daśa varṣasahasrāṇi nyastacittā jagatpatau nārāyaṇe muniśreṣṭha sarvalokaparāyaṇe

Translation

ตลอดหนึ่งหมื่นปี พวกเขามอบจิตไว้แด่พระนารายณ์ ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งจักรวาล ผู้เป็นที่พึ่งสูงสุดของทุกโลก

Word by Word

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग-द्वितीया/प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे ‘ten’ (varṣasahasrāṇi इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• वर्ष-सहस्राणि: thousands of years
• वर्ष-सहस्राणि: Kala-adhikarana (Time extent/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

• न्यस्त-चित्ताः: with minds fixed (on)
• न्यस्त-चित्ताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न्यस्त (√न्यस्/सम्-√अस्; क्त-प्रत्यय) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘न्यस्तं चित्तं येषाम्’ (अर्थतः बहुव्रीहिवत्, परन्तु रूपेण तत्पुरुष-समासप्रयोगः)

• जगत्-पतौ: in/at the Lord of the world
• जगत्-पतौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘जगतः पतिः’

• नारायणे: in Narayana
• नारायणे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; जगत्पतौ इत्यस्य समनाधिकरण

• मुनि-श्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनि-श्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; ‘मुनीनां श्रेष्ठ’

• सर्व-लोक-परायणे: in the refuge of all worlds
• सर्व-लोक-परायणे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘सर्वलोकानां परायणः’ (ultimate refuge of all worlds)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: One-pointed surrender to Nārāyaṇa—the Lord of the universe and final refuge of all worlds—sustained over time, is the hallmark of effective devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Practice steady, long-term devotion (japa, nāma-saṅkīrtana, pūjā) with clear intention of śaraṇāgati rather than intermittent enthusiasm.

Vishishtadvaita: Śaraṇāgati/nyāsa (‘nyasta-citta’) to Nārāyaṇa as universal refuge foregrounds the soul’s dependence and the Lord’s saving grace.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Narayana

FAQs

What is the significance of being "nyasta-citta" (mind surrendered) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents total inner surrender and unwavering absorption in Nārāyaṇa as the defining feature of spiritual practice, where devotion becomes a direct orientation to the Supreme Lord.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of long tapas (austerity) here?

By stating “ten thousand years,” Parāśara highlights steadfast, sustained contemplation as a narrative marker of extraordinary devotion directed exclusively toward Nārāyaṇa.

What is the theological importance of calling Vishnu "Jagatpati" and "Sarva-loka-parāyaṇa"?

These epithets affirm Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa as the sovereign of the cosmos and the ultimate refuge of all realms, reinforcing Vaishnava doctrine that the Supreme Reality is personal and universally sustaining.