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Shloka 140

एको विष्णुर्महदभूतं पृथग्भूतान्यनेकश: । त्रीललोकान्‌ व्याप्य भूतात्मा भुछुक्ते विश्वभुगव्यय:

eko viṣṇur mahadabhūtaṃ pṛthagbhūtāny anekaśaḥ | trīl lokān vyāpya bhūtātmā bhuṅkte viśvabhug avyayaḥ ||

Bhīṣma sprach: Viṣṇu allein ist die höchste Wirklichkeit. Er ist zum gewaltigen Kosmos geworden und erscheint doch, als sei er in unzählige einzelne Wesen geteilt. Die drei Welten durchdringend als inneres Selbst aller Geschöpfe, erfährt der unvergängliche Herr—der das All trägt und „genießt“—alles durch sie.

एकःone, single
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विष्णुःVishnu
विष्णुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महत्great (thing)
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अभूत्became, was
अभूत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormAorist (simple past), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पृथक्separately, distinct
पृथक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
भूतानिbeings, entities
भूतानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
अनेकशःin many ways; manifoldly
अनेकशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनेकशस्
त्रीन्three
त्रीन्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
लोकान्worlds
लोकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
व्याप्यhaving pervaded
व्याप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootव्याप्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
भूतात्माthe self of beings; indwelling spirit
भूतात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूतात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भुङ्क्तेenjoys, partakes (of)
भुङ्क्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
विश्वभुक्eater/enjoyer of the universe; universal enjoyer
विश्वभुक्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वभुज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अव्ययःimperishable, undecaying
अव्ययः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
V
Vishnu
T
Three worlds (trailokya)

Educational Q&A

That the one imperishable Vishnu pervades all existence: the many beings are differentiated appearances of a single indwelling Self, so dharma includes reverence and ethical regard for all life.

In Bhishma’s instruction (Anushasana Parva), he praises and explains Vishnu’s all-pervading nature—one Lord becoming the vast cosmos and manifesting as countless beings across the three worlds.