Shloka 96

अविद्याबीज-निरूपणं, योगस्वरूप-उपदेशः, मूर्तहरिधारणा-समाधि, जनकवंशीय-राजर्षिसंवादः

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्तस् ते मया योगः खाण्डिक्य परिपृच्छतः संक्षेपविस्तराभ्यां तु किम् अन्यत् क्रियतां तव

Transliteration

ity uktas te mayā yogaḥ khāṇḍikya paripṛcchataḥ saṃkṣepavistarābhyāṃ tu kim anyat kriyatāṃ tava

Translation

如是，迦安迪迦啊，应你所问，我已将瑜伽之道以略说与广说教示于你。如今你还要我为你做什么呢？

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• उक्तः: spoken/told
• उक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• योगः: yoga (discipline)
• योगः: Karma (कर्म/Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• खाण्डिक्य: O Khāṇḍikya
• खाण्डिक्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खाण्डिक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• परिपृच्छतः: of (you) who are asking
• परिपृच्छतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive absolute-like)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + √प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• संक्षेपविस्तराभ्याम्: by brevity and detail
• संक्षेपविस्तराभ्याम्: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (किम्)

• क्रियताम्: let (it) be done
• क्रियताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• तव: for you/of you
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in the broader Parāśara–Maitreya frame; here addressing Khāṇḍikya within the embedded instruction)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Khāṇḍikya’s inquiry into yoga; completion of instruction in brief and in detail

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: compassionate

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The teacher declares the yoga instruction complete, delivered both succinctly and elaborately, inviting any further request from the disciple.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Conclude study with reflection and practice: summarize teachings in your own words (saṃkṣepa) and expand them in lived application (vistara) through daily meditation and conduct.

Vishishtadvaita: Highlights the ācārya–śiṣya transmission (upadeśa-paramparā) central to Śrī-Vaiṣṇava practice: liberating knowledge is received, internalized, and enacted under guidance.

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Khāṇḍikya

FAQs

What is the significance of presenting Yoga in both summary and detail in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse highlights a classical teaching method: the doctrine is first given in a compact essence and then unfolded in detail, ensuring both clarity and depth for the seeker’s liberation-oriented practice.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the completion of instruction here?

He marks the teaching as complete—having answered the questioner fully—and invites the disciple to state any remaining need, reflecting the responsive, inquiry-driven structure of puranic instruction.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Yoga taught in Ansha 6 is oriented toward moksha within a Vaishnava worldview—liberation grounded in realizing the Supreme Reality for which Vishnu is the highest referent in the Purana.