Shloka 22

Devanagari script

हिरण्यगर्भदेवेन्द्ररुद्रादित्याश्विवायुभिः पावकैर् वसुभिः साध्यैर् विश्वेदेवादिभिः सुरैः

Transliteration

hiraṇyagarbhadevendrarudrādityāśvivāyubhiḥ pāvakair vasubhiḥ sādhyair viśvedevādibhiḥ suraiḥ

Translation

হিরণ্যগর্ভ, দেবেন্দ্র, রুদ্র, আদিত্য, অশ্বিন ও বায়ু; পাৱক, বসু, সাধ্য এবং বিশ্বেদেব প্রভৃতি সকল দেবগণের সহিত (সেই পরমেশ্বরের স্তব হয়)।

Word by Word

हिरण्यगर्भदेवेन्द्ररुद्रादित्याश्विवायुभिःby Hiraṇyagarbha, Devendra, Rudra, the Ādityas, the Aśvins, and the Vāyus

पावकैःby the fires

वसुभिःby the Vasus

साध्यैःby the Sādhyas

विश्वेदेवादिभिःby the Viśvedevas and others

सुरैःby the gods

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: All cosmic and divine orders as dependent powers of the Supreme Lord

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

Hiraṇyagarbha

Indra (Devendra)

Rudra

Ādityas

Aśvins

Vāyu

Pāvakas

Vasus

Sādhyas

Viśvedevas

Devas (Suras)

Viṣṇu (implied as the supreme ground of all divine orders)

FAQs

What is the significance of listing many deva-groups (Ādityas, Vasus, Sādhyas, Viśvedevas) in the Vishnu Purana?

The verse maps the cosmic administration: multiple divine classes represent distinct functions in sustaining the universe, ultimately coordinated under the Supreme Lord’s order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine hierarchy in this context?

Parāśara presents the gods as organized hosts—named by type and function—so the listener sees the cosmos as a structured system rather than a random plurality of powers.

What is the theological importance of Lord Viṣṇu here?

Even while many gods are named, the Purāṇic intent is to show their powers as dependent—Viṣṇu stands as the sustaining ground of universal order, with deities operating as His cosmic agencies.