Shloka 11

आदित्यकर्म, त्रयीमयी वैष्णवी शक्तिः, सवितुरन्तर्यामी

The Sun’s Function and Vishnu’s Vedic Śakti within Savitṛ

Devanagari script

अंश एषा त्रयी विष्णोर् ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञिता विष्णुशक्तिर् अवस्थानं सदादित्ये करोति सा

Transliteration

aṃśa eṣā trayī viṣṇor ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñitā viṣṇuśaktir avasthānaṃ sadāditye karoti sā

Translation

ঋগ্, যজুঃ ও সাম নামে পরিচিত এই ত্রয়ীই বিষ্ণুর অংশ। বিষ্ণুশক্তিরূপে এটি সদা সূর্যে তাঁর অবস্থান স্থাপন করে।

Word by Word

अंशःa portion

एषाthis (she)

त्रयीthe Vedic triad

विष्णोःof Vishnu

ऋग्-यजुः-साम-संज्ञिताcalled Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman

विष्णु-शक्तिःVishnu's power

अवस्थानम्abiding/state

सदा-आदित्येalways in the Sun

करोतिmakes/causes

साshe

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

Āditya (the Sun)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Trayī (three Vedas) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse identifies the three Vedas as a direct emanation of Vishnu, portraying Vedic revelation as divine power rather than merely human scripture.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Vishnu’s relation to the Sun (Āditya)?

Parāśara states that Vishnu’s śakti in the form of the Trayī continually establishes His presence in the Sun, making the solar realm a constant locus of divine manifestation.

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

Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Reality whose power becomes the Vedas and whose sovereignty is expressed through cosmic order—here symbolized by the ever-present Sun.