Shloka 24

उपसंहारः, वैष्णवपुराण-प्रशंसा, फलश्रुति, परम्परा-प्रवहः (पाठ-श्रवण-फलम्)

Devanagari script

सप्तर्षिभिस् तथा धिष्ण्यैर् धिष्ण्याधिपतिभिस् तथा ब्राह्मणाद्यैर् मनुष्यैश् च तथैव पशुभिर् मृगैः

Transliteration

saptarṣibhis tathā dhiṣṇyair dhiṣṇyādhipatibhis tathā brāhmaṇādyair manuṣyaiś ca tathaiva paśubhir mṛgaiḥ

Translation

Kasama ang Pitong Dakilang Rishi, at ang mga banal na himpilan ng sansinukob at ang mga panginoon ng mga himpilang iyon; gayundin ang mga tao mula sa mga brāhmaṇa, at ang mga alagang hayop at mga mailap sa gubat—lahat ay saklaw ng kaayusang ito.

Word by Word

सप्तर्षिभिःby the seven sages

तथाand also/likewise

धिष्ण्यैःby the sacred abodes/altars

धिष्ण्याधिपतिभिःby the lords of the sacred abodes

तथाand also

ब्राह्मणाद्यैःby brahmins and others

मनुष्यैःby humans

चand

तथैवlikewise indeed

पशुभिःby animals

मृगैःby beasts/deer

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Dhiṣṇyas (cosmic stations)

Dhiṣṇyādhipatis (presiding lords)

Brāhmaṇas

Humans

Animals (paśu)

Wild creatures (mṛga)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Saptarishis in the Vishnu Purana’s cosmic order?

This verse places the Saptarishis among the foremost regulators of dharma and knowledge, showing that cosmic stability is maintained not only by gods but also by enlightened seers within Vishnu’s sustaining order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea of cosmic ‘stations’ (dhiṣṇyas)?

By listing dhiṣṇyas together with their presiding lords, Parāśara frames the universe as administratively structured—realms have appointed overseers—yet all function as parts of a single, coherent cosmic arrangement.

What is Lord Vishnu’s theological importance in this context of beings and realms?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s teaching implies that sages, deities, humans, and animals exist within a divinely sustained order—Vishnu as the Supreme Reality underwrites and harmonizes the entire hierarchy.