Shloka 65

भरतचरितम्—मृगासक्ति-हेतुकः समाधिभङ्गः, जातिस्मरत्वं, रहूगण-जाḍभरत-संवादः

Devanagari script

अहं त्वं च तथान्ये च भूतैर् उह्याम पार्थिव गुणप्रवाहपतितो भूतवर्गो ऽपि यात्य् अयम्

Transliteration

ahaṃ tvaṃ ca tathānye ca bhūtair uhyāma pārthiva guṇapravāhapatito bhūtavargo 'pi yāty ayam

Translation

اے بادشاہ، میں، تم اور دوسرے سب جسمانی وجود کے بہاؤ میں بہائے جاتے ہیں؛ گُنوں کی تیز رو دھارا میں گرے ہوئے یہ تمام جاندار مسلسل ایک حالت سے دوسری حالت کی طرف لے جائے جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (त्रिलिङ्ग), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; Pronoun, nominative singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; Pronoun, nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; Masculine nominative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• भूतैः: by beings / by elements
• भूतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• उह्याम: we two are carried / borne
• उह्याम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, द्विवचन; Present indicative, 1st person dual (Vedic/archaic form for वहामः/वहावः)

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन; Vocative singular

• गुणप्रवाहपतितः: fallen into the stream of qualities
• गुणप्रवाहपतितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण + प्रवाह + पतित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; Past passive participle (क्त) from √पत्, ‘fallen into’; compound: गुण-प्रवाहे पतितः

• भूतवर्गः: the class/aggregate of beings
• भूतवर्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; compound: भूतानां वर्गः

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ

• याति: goes / proceeds
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 3rd person singular

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Bondage of beings in saṃsāra through guṇas and their ceaseless transference from state to state

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All embodied beings are swept along by the guṇa-driven current of saṃsāra, undergoing transitions beyond personal control.

Vedantic Theme: Maya

Application: Cultivate viveka by observing how moods and impulses arise from guṇas, and reduce identification with them through disciplined awareness and sādhana.

Vishishtadvaita: Implied need to distinguish the immutable self from prakṛti’s guṇa-flow, preparing for the Lord’s saving grace as inner ruler.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Guṇas (Sattva-Rajas-Tamas)
• Bhūtas (elements/beings)

FAQs

What is the significance of the guṇa-pravāha (stream of guṇas) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames worldly life as a current driven by sattva, rajas, and tamas, in which beings are swept along into repeated change and rebirth.

How does Sage Parāśara explain bondage in this context?

Parāśara emphasizes that individuals are not isolated actors; all are carried by the forces of embodied nature (guṇas/elements), indicating bondage as participation in prakṛti’s flow shaped by karma.

What is Lord Vishnu’s theological importance in this discussion of guṇas and saṃsāra?

Implicitly, Vishnu stands as the transcendent ground beyond the guṇas; recognizing this distinction supports the Vaishnava view that liberation lies in turning from guṇa-driven drift toward the Supreme.