Shloka 70

कलियुग-प्रवृत्तिः, सप्तर्षि-गणना, धरणीगीताः, च वंश-समाप्तिः

Kali-yuga onset, Saptarṣi reckoning, Dharaṇī-gītā, and closure of the dynastic account

Devanagari script

एतद् विदित्वा न नरेण कार्यं ममत्वम् आत्मन्य् अपि पण्डितेन तिष्ठन्तु तावत् तनयात्मजायाः क्षेत्रादयो ये तु शरीरतो ऽन्ये

Transliteration

etad viditvā na nareṇa kāryaṃ mamatvam ātmany api paṇḍitena tiṣṭhantu tāvat tanayātmajāyāḥ kṣetrādayo ye tu śarīrato 'nye

Translation

اس حقیقت کو جان کر عقلمند انسان کو اپنے جسم سے بھی محبت نہیں رکھنی چاہیے۔ چہ جائیکہ بیٹے، بیوی اور زمین وغیرہ جو جسم سے الگ ہیں، ان سے دل لگایا جائے۔

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• विदित्वा: having known
• विदित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √विद् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• नरेण: by a man
• नरेण: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• कार्यम्: to be done, proper to do
• कार्यम्: Karma (What is to be done/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• ममत्वम्: possessiveness
• ममत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ममत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आत्मनि: in oneself
• आत्मनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (even)

• पण्डितेन: by a learned man
• पण्डितेन: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तिष्ठन्तु: let them remain
• तिष्ठन्तु: Kriya (Injunctive/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तावत्: so long, for the time being
• तावत्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (limit/extent adverb)

• तनय: sons
• तनय: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन-समासपूर्वपद

• आत्मज: offspring
• आत्मज: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन-समासपूर्वपद

• आयाः: wives (reading as āyāḥ)
• आयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आया/आय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (पाठानुसार; अर्थे ‘पत्नी’ इत्यर्थे ‘जाया’ अपेक्ष्य)

• तनयात्मजायाः: sons, offspring, and wives
• तनयात्मजायाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक) + जाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः द्वन्द्वः (तनयाश्च आत्मजाश्च जायाश्च)

• क्षेत्रादयः: fields and the like
• क्षेत्रादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (गणना-समूह), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (क्षेत्रम् आदिः येषाम्)

• ये: which/that (those)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (adversative particle)

• शरीरतः: from the body
• शरीरतः: Apadana (Ablative/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे

• अन्ये: different, separate
• अन्ये: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ये इति विशेषण

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Ethical

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Knowing the transience of relations and possessions, the wise should abandon ‘mine-ness’ even toward the body; family and property are external and therefore not-self.

Vedantic Theme: Atman

Application: Practice viveka: treat body, relationships, and assets as entrusted responsibilities rather than identity; cultivate daily non-possessiveness.

Vishishtadvaita: Supports the distinction between ātman and upādhi while preserving personal selfhood; redirects ‘mamatā’ from prakṛti-based adjuncts to rightful belonging to the Lord (śaraṇāgati/śeṣatva).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sage Parāśara
• Maitreya
• sons (tanaya/ātmaja)
• wife (jāyā)
• fields/property (kṣetra)

FAQs

What is the significance of mamatva (the sense of “mine”) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse treats mamatva as a root error: even the body is not truly “mine,” so attachment to family and property—being even more external—should be held lightly and seen as temporary.

How does Sage Parāśara explain non-attachment in the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue?

Parāśara frames non-attachment as practical wisdom: let relationships and possessions remain while they last, but do not build identity upon them, because they do not constitute the Self and inevitably change.

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

By weakening identification with body and possessions, the seeker becomes fit to recognize the higher, enduring reality—ultimately grounded in Vishnu as the Supreme Principle beyond transient worldly ownership.