Shloka 124

Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation

with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision

Devanagari script

अहं सर्वाणि सत्वानि दैवतान्यखिलानि च । भुजगानामहं शेषस्तार्क्ष्योऽहं सर्वपक्षिणाम्

Transliteration

ahaṃ sarvāṇi satvāni daivatānyakhilāni ca | bhujagānāmahaṃ śeṣastārkṣyo'haṃ sarvapakṣiṇām

Translation

Ich bin alle Wesen und alle Götter ohne Ausnahme. Unter den Schlangen bin ich Śeṣa, und unter allen Vögeln bin ich Tārkṣya (Garuḍa).

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), प्रथमा (nominative)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• सत्त्वानि: beings/creatures
• सत्त्वानि: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• दैवतानि: deities
• दैवतानि: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• अखिलानि: entire, all
• अखिलानि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भुजगानाम्: of serpents
• भुजगानाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, प्रथमा

• शेषः: Śeṣa (Ananta)
• शेषः: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• तार्क्ष्यः: Tārkṣya (Garuḍa)
• तार्क्ष्यः: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार्क्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, प्रथमा

• सर्वपक्षिणाम्: of all birds
• सर्वपक्षिणाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine; पक्षिन्), षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

Speaker

Vishnu (as the supreme indwelling reality, speaking in an 'I am' identification style)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दैवतान्यखिलानि = दैवतानि + अखिलानि; भुजगानामहं = भुजगानाम् + अहम्; शेषस्तार्क्ष्योऽहं = शेषः + तार्क्ष्यः + अहम् (ऽ = अ); सर्वपक्षिणाम् is a tatpuruṣa compound (सर्व + पक्षिणाम्).

Characters & Entities

• Śeṣa (Ananta)
• Tārkṣya (Garuḍa)

FAQs

What theological idea is expressed by saying “I am all beings and all gods”?

It teaches divine immanence and supremacy: the one Supreme (here identified as Vishnu) pervades all beings and is the inner reality behind both creatures and the gods.

Why are Śeṣa and Tārkṣya (Garuḍa) singled out in this verse?

They are archetypal representatives of their classes—Śeṣa as the foremost serpent and cosmic support, and Garuḍa as the foremost bird and Vishnu’s emblematic carrier—highlighting divine excellence through “best-of” identifications.

What ethical or devotional lesson can a reader take from this verse?

Seeing the divine presence throughout creation encourages reverence toward all life and strengthens bhakti by recognizing the Supreme as present in every realm and in the highest exemplars of nature.