Shloka 103

अविद्याबीज-निरूपणं, योगस्वरूप-उपदेशः, मूर्तहरिधारणा-समाधि, जनकवंशीय-राजर्षिसंवादः

Devanagari script

तत्रैकान्तरतिर् भूत्वा यमादिगुणशोधितः विष्ण्वाख्ये निर्मले ब्रह्मण्य् अवाप नृपतिर् लयम्

Transliteration

tatraikāntaratir bhūtvā yamādiguṇaśodhitaḥ viṣṇvākhye nirmale brahmaṇy avāpa nṛpatir layam

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น พระราชาทรงตั้งมั่นในสมาธิภายในอันเป็นเอกัคคตา และทรงชำระตนด้วยวินัยเริ่มด้วยยมะ แล้วทรงบรรลุการหลอมรวมสู่พรหมันอันบริสุทธิ์ที่เรียกว่า พระวิษณุ

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — indeclinable adverb of place

• एकान्तरतिः: exclusive devotion/attachment
• एकान्तरतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकान्त-रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — feminine nominative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (एकान्ते रतिः)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव — having become

• यमादिगुणशोधितः: purified by virtues beginning with yama
• यमादिगुणशोधितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यम-आदि-गुण-शोधित (प्रातिपदिक; √शुध्/शोध् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular; समासः तत्पुरुषः (यमादिभिः गुणैः शोधितः)

• विष्ण्वाख्ये: in (that) called ‘Viṣṇu’
• विष्ण्वाख्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु-आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — neuter locative singular; समासः तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः आख्या यस्य/विष्ण्वाख्ये)

• निर्मले: pure, stainless
• निर्मले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — neuter locative singular

• ब्रह्मणि: in Brahman
• ब्रह्मणि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — neuter locative singular

• अवाप: attained
• अवाप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 3rd person singular perfect

• नृपतिः: the king
• नृपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• लयम्: dissolution/absorption
• लयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — masculine accusative singular

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How yogic discipline and ekānta-bhakti culminate in ātyantika-laya (mokṣa).

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Purified by yama and allied disciplines, single-minded absorption leads to final dissolution in the pure Brahman identified as Viṣṇu.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Adopt ethical restraints (non-harming, truthfulness, etc.) as the foundation for meditation, aiming at steady inner absorption rather than mere ritualism.

Vishishtadvaita: Brahman is explicitly ‘Viṣṇu-named’ (viṣṇv-ākhya), supporting the Vishishtadvaita insistence that the Absolute is the Supreme Person, not a featureless void.

Dynasty & Genealogy

Dharma Exemplar: Yoga-niyama (ethical discipline)

Key Kings: Khāṇḍikya

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahman
• King (nṛpati)

FAQs

What is the significance of yama and allied disciplines in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse treats yama-ādi (ethical restraints and related disciplines) as the purifier of one’s qualities, preparing the mind for single-pointed absorption that culminates in liberation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain liberation (moksha) in this passage?

Parāśara frames moksha as laya—final absorption—attained when exclusive inner devotion (ekānta-rati) is stabilized through prior purification and self-restraint.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is identified with the “spotless Brahman,” indicating that the supreme reality into which the liberated one dissolves is not abstract but explicitly named as Viṣṇu in this Vaishnava puranic vision.