Shloka 80

आत्यन्तिक-लयहेतुः: तापत्रय-विवेचनम् तथा ‘भगवान्/वासुदेव’ शब्दार्थः

Threefold Suffering and the Path to Final Liberation; Meaning of Bhagavān and Vāsudeva

Devanagari script

सर्वाणि तत्र भूतानि वसन्ति परमात्मनि भूतेषु च स सर्वात्मा वासुदेवस् ततः स्मृतः

Transliteration

sarvāṇi tatra bhūtāni vasanti paramātmani bhūteṣu ca sa sarvātmā vāsudevas tataḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

সমস্ত জীব পরমাত্মায় বাস করে, আর সেই সর্বাত্মা সকল জীবের মধ্যেও বাস করেন; তাই তিনি ‘বাসুদেব’ নামে স্মৃত।

Word by Word

सर्वाणिall

तत्रthere/in him

भूतानिbeings

वसन्तिdwell/abide

परमात्मनिin the Supreme Self

भूतेषुin beings

चand

सःhe

सर्वात्माthe Self of all

वासुदेवःVāsudeva

ततःtherefore

स्मृतःis called/remembered

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

Vasudeva

FAQs

What is the significance of Vāsudeva being called the 'Self of all' in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse defines Vāsudeva (Vishnu) as both the ground in which all beings abide and the indwelling Self within them, establishing His supreme sovereignty and all-pervasive presence.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between the Supreme (Paramātman) and living beings?

Parāśara presents a twofold relation: all beings exist in the Supreme, and the Supreme exists within all beings—linking creation to God as both support and inner ruler.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the ultimate reality (Paramātman) who pervades and sustains the universe, a core Vaishnava teaching that supports Vedāntic readings emphasizing God’s supreme, intimate presence.