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Shloka 57

Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्य उवाच / यो वा हरिस्तु भगवान्स (स्व) उपासकानां संदर्शयेद्भुवनमङ्गलमङ्गलं च / (लश्च) यस्मै नमो भगवते पुरुपाय तुभ्यं यो वाविता निरयभागगमप्रसङ्गे

Transliteration

pulastya uvāca / yo vā haristu bhagavānsa (sva) upāsakānāṃ saṃdarśayedbhuvanamaṅgalamaṅgalaṃ ca / (laśca) yasmai namo bhagavate purupāya tubhyaṃ yo vāvitā nirayabhāgagamaprasaṅge

Translation

普拉斯提亚曰：彼至上之主哈利——薄伽梵——向自身的奉献者显现吉祥、最吉祥的诸界；我向那位具无量形相、遍在的圣主顶礼。于众生将赴其业分所招之地狱苦报之际，唯彼实为护佑者。

Word by Word
पुलस्त्यःPulastya
पुलस्त्यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
यःwho
यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘who’
वाindeed/or
वा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पार्थक-निपात (or/indeed)
हरिःHari (Viṣṇu)
हरिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविशेष/विरोधार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)
भगवान्the Blessed Lord
भगवान्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun ‘he’
स्वown
स्व:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययतुल्य-प्रातिपदिक; here used as adjective ‘own’; (in text marked as optional)
उपासकानाम्of (his) worshippers
उपासकानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootउपासक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; genitive ‘of devotees/worshippers’
संदर्शयेत्may show
संदर्शयेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + √दृश् (धातु) (causative)
Formविधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative): ‘may cause to see/show’
भुवनम्the world
भुवनम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन
मङ्गल-मङ्गलम्supremely auspicious
मङ्गल-मङ्गलम्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/पुनरुक्ति-प्रयोग: ‘most auspicious’
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय
यस्मैto whom
यस्मै:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; dative ‘to whom’
नमःsalutation
नमः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
Formनिपातवत् प्रयोग; ‘salutation’ (commonly governs dative)
भगवतेto the Lord
भगवते:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; dative ‘to the Lord’
पुरु-पायto the protector of many
पुरु-पाय:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + पाय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: पुरवः पायः/पालकः = protector of many (epithet)
तुभ्यम्to you
तुभ्यम्:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; dative ‘to you’
यःwho
यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; relative pronoun (second clause)
वाindeed/or
वा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formनिपात
अविताprotector
अविता:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; agent noun ‘protector/savior’
निरय-भाग-गम-प्रसङ्गेin the circumstance of going to hell as one’s lot
निरय-भाग-गम-प्रसङ्गे:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootनिरय (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक) + गम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: निरयभागस्य गमने प्रसङ्गः = in the occasion of going to (one’s) share of hell
Speaker

Pulastya (sage)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Naraka

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari reveals auspicious realms to devotees and protects them at the crisis-point of karmic descent into hellish experience.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara as śaraṇya (refuge) and anugrahakartṛ (bestower of grace) operating alongside karma; bhakti as the bridge through perilous transitions.

Application: Cultivate steady devotion and remembrance of Hari, especially in fear-laden moments; interpret suffering as karmic consequence while taking refuge in divine protection.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: otherworldly realms

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.7 (rishi-stutis to Hari; protection amid afterlife peril)

Characters & Entities
H
Hari (Vishnu)
B
Bhagavan

FAQs

This verse presents Hari as the one who guides His devotees to auspicious realms and also protects them when the prospect of naraka (hellish consequence) arises—showing bhakti as a decisive shelter.

It implies two trajectories: the devotee is shown auspicious worlds by Hari, while the ordinary course may involve reaching one’s ‘share’ of naraka; divine protection can intervene for the devoted.

Cultivate steady remembrance and worship of Hari (Vishnu)—especially through ethical living and sincere devotion—so one’s post-death journey is oriented toward auspicious states rather than suffering.

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