Shloka 42

नरक-निर्णयः, पाप-कर्म-फल-व्यवस्था, प्रायश्चित्त-क्रमः, तथा हरि-स्मरण-परमत्वम्

Devanagari script

विष्णुसंस्मरणात् क्षीणसमस्तक्लेशसंचयः मुक्तिं प्रयाति स्वर्गाप्तिस् तस्य विघ्नो ऽनुमीयते

Transliteration

viṣṇusaṃsmaraṇāt kṣīṇasamastakleśasaṃcayaḥ muktiṃ prayāti svargāptis tasya vighno 'numīyate

Translation

Sa walang patid na pag-alaala kay Vishnu, nauubos ang naipong lahat ng pagdurusa. Ang gayon ay nakakamit ang moksha; samantalang ang pag-abot sa langit ay itinuturing na hadlang sa landas na iyon.

Word by Word

• विष्णु-संस्मरणात्: from the remembrance of Vishnu
• विष्णु-संस्मरणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्मरण (प्रातिपदिक; √स्मृ धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी/अपादान (5th case), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः संस्मरणम्) + तस्मात् (ablative) = 'विष्णुसंस्मरणात्'

• क्षीण-समस्त-क्लेश-संचयः: (he) whose entire store of afflictions is exhausted
• क्षीण-समस्त-क्लेश-संचयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीण (कृदन्त; √क्षि धातु, भूतकृदन्त) + समस्त (कृदन्त/विशेषण) + क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक) + संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समासः बहु-तत्पुरुषः (समस्तानां क्लेशानां संचयः; तस्य क्षीणः) — 'one whose accumulation of all afflictions is exhausted' (समासान्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/कर्म (2nd case), एकवचन

• प्रयाति: attains/goes to
• प्रयाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• स्वर्ग-आप्तिः: attainment of heaven
• स्वर्ग-आप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आप्ति (प्रातिपदिक; √आप् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गस्य आप्तिः)

• तस्य: of that (i.e., of it/that attainment)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध (6th case), एकवचन

• विघ्नः: an obstacle
• विघ्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• अनुमीयते: is inferred
• अनुमीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मा (धातु) + अनु (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): 'is inferred'

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Superiority of Viṣṇu-smaraṇa over svarga as a goal; obstacles to mokṣa

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Constant remembrance of Viṣṇu erodes all kleśas and leads to mokṣa, while even svarga is a hindrance because it binds one to finite reward.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Prioritize daily nāma-smaraṇa and reframe spiritual practice away from ‘reward-seeking’ toward liberation-oriented devotion.

Vishishtadvaita: Mokṣa is attained through Viṣṇu-centered bhakti (smaraṇa) rather than merely karmic merit; finite heavens are subordinate to communion with the Lord.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Svarga (Heaven)
• Moksha (Liberation)

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu-smaraṇa (remembrance of Vishnu) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse states that remembering Vishnu exhausts the entire accumulation of afflictions (kleśas), making it a direct purifier leading toward moksha.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the difference between svarga (heaven) and moksha (liberation)?

Parāśara frames svarga as a lesser, temporary attainment that can distract the seeker, while moksha is the final freedom reached through devotion-centered remembrance of Vishnu.

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

Vishnu is presented as the supreme refuge and final goal: communion with Him (moksha) surpasses all karmic rewards, even celestial heaven.