Shloka 37

Acyuta/Vāsudeva Stotra: Avatāra-Salutations, Ritual Totality, Forgiveness Prayer, and Phalaśruti

Devanagari script

यत्किञ्चिद्दृश्यते देव ब्रह्माण्डमखिलं जगत् / तव रूपमिदं सर्वं दृष्ट्यर्थं संप्रकाशितम्

Transliteration

yatkiñciddṛśyate deva brahmāṇḍamakhilaṃ jagat / tava rūpamidaṃ sarvaṃ dṛṣṭyarthaṃ saṃprakāśitam

Translation

O Herr, alles, was gesehen wird—dieses ganze Universum, das gesamte brahmāṇḍa (kosmisches Ei) und alle Welten—ist wahrhaft Deine Gestalt. Es ist offenbart und erleuchtet worden, damit es wahrgenommen werde.

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; किञ्चित्-विशेषण

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (indefinite)

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): 'is seen'

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

• ब्रह्माण्डम्: the cosmic egg (universe)
• ब्रह्माण्डम्: Apposition to किञ्चित् (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः अण्डम् = cosmic egg)

• अखिलम्: entire, whole
• अखिलम्: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; जगत्-विशेषण

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Apposition to किञ्चित् (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; रूपम्-विशेषण

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन; इदम्/रूपम्-विशेषण

• दृष्ट्यर्थम्: for (the purpose of) seeing
• दृष्ट्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृष्टि + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, अव्यय (adverbial purpose): 'for the sake of seeing'

• संप्रकाशितम्: made manifest, revealed
• संप्रकाशितम्: Predicate adjective (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + काश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; रूपम्/इदम्-विशेषण

Speaker

Garuda (Vinata-putra) addressing Lord Vishnu

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Jagat as īśvara-rūpa: the seen world is the Lord’s form, made manifest for perception (dṛṣṭy-artha).

Vedantic Theme: Saguṇa Brahman as the object of contemplation leading toward nirguṇa realization; world as pedagogical revelation rather than mere distraction.

Application: Practice ‘seeing-as-worship’: train attention to perceive the sacred in ordinary experience; use the world as a support for remembrance and discernment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic totality

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): hymnic passages on viśvarūpa and the purpose of manifestation

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Brahmanda
• Jagat

FAQs

What is the importance of Vishvarupa (universal form) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that everything perceived—entire cosmos and worlds—is the Lord’s own form, encouraging a sacred, all-pervading vision of divinity rather than a limited, separate view of God.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By framing the whole cosmos as the Lord’s manifestation, it implies the soul’s journey occurs within a divine order; spiritual progress involves refining perception to recognize the Lord’s presence in all experiences.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice reverence and ethical restraint by treating beings and the world as sacred—cultivating devotion, reducing harm, and aligning daily actions with dharma.