Shloka 90

Devanagari script

मय्य् अर्पितमना बाल किम् उ स्वर्गादिकं पदम् त्रैलोक्याद् अधिके स्थाने सर्वताराग्रहाश्रयः भविष्यति न संदेहो मत्प्रसादाद् भवान् ध्रुव

Transliteration

mayy arpitamanā bāla kim u svargādikaṃ padam trailokyād adhike sthāne sarvatārāgrahāśrayaḥ bhaviṣyati na saṃdeho matprasādād bhavān dhruva

Translation

Hỡi đứa trẻ, khi tâm con đã dâng trọn cho Ta, cần gì một địa vị như cõi trời? Nhờ ân sủng của Ta, hỡi Dhruva, không nghi ngờ: con sẽ đạt cảnh giới cao hơn ba cõi, làm chỗ nương tựa vững bền cho mọi sao và hành tinh.

Word by Word

• mayi: in me
• mayi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative = in me

• arpita-manāḥ: with mind dedicated (to me)
• arpita-manāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arpita (कृदन्त; √arp (अर्प्) + क्त) + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: अर्पितं मनः यस्य सः = whose mind is offered/dedicated

• bāla: O child
• bāla: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; vocative = O child

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; interrogative used rhetorically = what?

• u: indeed
• u: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: u (निपात/अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) = indeed, then, pray (emphasis)

• svarga-ādikam: heaven etc.
• svarga-ādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: स्वर्गः आदिः यस्य तत् = heaven and the like

• padam: state, abode
• padam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; = place/state

• trailokyāt: than the three worlds
• trailokyāt: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trailokya (प्रातिपदिक; tri + loka)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: त्रयः लोकाः = the three worlds; ablative = than/from the three worlds

• adhike: higher
• adhike: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; adjective agreeing with sthāne = in higher/superior

• sthāne: in a place
• sthāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative = in (a) place

• sarva-tārā-graha-āśrayaḥ: support of all stars and planets
• sarva-tārā-graha-āśrayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + tārā (प्रातिपदिक) + graha (प्रातिपदिक) + āśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध): सर्वेषां ताराणां ग्रहाणां च आश्रयः = refuge/support of all stars and planets

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada = will be

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle) = not

• saṃdehaḥ: doubt
• saṃdehaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdeha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative = doubt

• mat-prasādāt: from my grace
• mat-prasādāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): मम प्रसादः = my grace; ablative = due to/from my grace

• bhavān: you
• bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; honorific pronoun = you

• dhruva: O Dhruva
• dhruva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; vocative = O Dhruva

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Dhruva)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The fruit of Dhruva’s single-minded devotion and the superiority of the Lord’s grace over svarga.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: One who offers the mind wholly to the Lord transcends svarga and attains a higher, enduring station by divine grace.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Reframe goals from temporary ‘heavens’ (status/pleasure) to steady God-centeredness; practice mental offering (arpita-manas) in daily work.

Vishishtadvaita: The ‘higher-than-trailokya’ attainment is granted by the Lord’s matprasāda, underscoring grace as decisive while preserving the soul’s devoted agency.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Dhruva
• Svarga
• Trailokya
• Tara (stars)
• Graha (planets)

FAQs

What is the significance of Dhruva-sthāna in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Dhruva-sthāna as a realm beyond the three worlds, granted by Vishnu’s grace, where Dhruva becomes the cosmic support for stars and planets—symbolizing unwavering devotion rewarded with enduring sovereignty.

How does the Vishnu Purana frame heaven (svarga) compared to devotion to Vishnu?

Here, heaven is treated as a lesser, temporary attainment; single-minded surrender to Vishnu leads to a superior, more enduring state that transcends ordinary celestial rewards.

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

Vishnu is shown as the Supreme dispenser of both cosmic order and spiritual elevation: Dhruva’s exalted status arises not from ritual merit alone but from Vishnu’s direct prasāda responding to bhakti.