Shloka 10

परमार्थ-निर्णयः—श्रेयस्-भेदः, कर्म-ध्यान-सीमा, एकात्मदर्शनम्

Devanagari script

स एव भगवान् नूनम् अस्माकं हितकाम्यया प्रत्यक्षताम् अत्र गतो यथैतद् भवतोच्यते

Transliteration

sa eva bhagavān nūnam asmākaṃ hitakāmyayā pratyakṣatām atra gato yathaitad bhavatocyate

Translation

Quả thật chính Đấng Bhagavān ấy, vì mưu cầu phúc lợi cho chúng ta, đã đến đây và hiển lộ trực tiếp, đúng như lời ngài nói.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of certainty)

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• हितकाम्यया: by (her/your) desire for (our) welfare
• हितकाम्यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित- + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक); काम्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √कम्/काम् (धातु) + य (प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हितस्य काम्या = desiring our welfare)

• प्रत्यक्षताम्: manifest presence/visibility
• प्रत्यक्षताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यक्षता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• गतः: has come/has gone
• गतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (used predicatively: 'has gone/has come')

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (conj./relative adverb: 'as')

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भवता: by you (honorific)
• भवता: Karana (Agent-in-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम

• उच्यते: is said/is spoken
• उच्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

A royal/narrative character within the dynastic episode (spoken in response to another’s declaration); overarching narration is by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavan (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the significance of pratyakṣa (direct manifestation) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse highlights that the Lord can become directly present to beings, not merely known through inference or scripture—His manifestation is portrayed as an act of compassionate grace aimed at their welfare.

How does Sage Parāśara’s narrative frame divine intervention in royal histories?

Even while recounting dynasties and kings, the Purana repeatedly shows that sovereignty ultimately belongs to Vishnu; historical events become occasions where the Lord’s will and protection appear within human affairs.

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

Vishnu is presented as Bhagavān—the supreme, benevolent reality—who chooses to reveal Himself for the good of devotees, reinforcing a Vaishnava view of God as both transcendent and personally accessible.