Shloka 126
Durvasa’s Curse, the Churning of the Ocean, and Lakshmi’s Manifestation
Chapter 4
सर्वस्मिन्सर्वभूतस्त्वं सर्वः सर्वस्वरूपधृक् । सर्वं त्वत्तः समुद्भूतं नमः सर्वात्मने ततः
sarvasminsarvabhūtastvaṃ sarvaḥ sarvasvarūpadhṛk | sarvaṃ tvattaḥ samudbhūtaṃ namaḥ sarvātmane tataḥ
In allem und in allen Wesen bist Du gegenwärtig; Du bist alles und trägst jede Gestalt. Aus Dir ist alles hervorgegangen; darum Verehrung Dir, dem Selbst von allem.
Unspecified (a devotee/narrative voice offering a hymn of salutations)
Concept: The Lord is the Self of all and the source of all; therefore the fitting response is namas—humble devotion and surrender.
Application: Offer daily salutations (mentally or physically) before work; treat all beings with respect as carriers of the Lord’s presence.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A panoramic tableau shows many forms—humans, animals, trees, devas—each with a faint inner lotus-heart where a tiny Vishnu shines. Above them, a larger Vishnu figure radiates outward, threads of light connecting to every heart, while the devotee bows, realizing all has arisen from that single source.","primary_figures":["Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa (cosmic and indwelling)","diverse beings (humans, animals, sages, devas)","a bowing devotee"],"setting":"Earthly landscape blending into cosmic sky—village, forest, riverbank hinted as archetypes of ‘all places’.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn with subtle divine glow","color_palette":["honey gold","sapphire blue","forest green","earth ochre","lotus pink"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central Vishnu with expansive gold-leaf halo; surrounding rings of beings each with a tiny heart-lotus containing Vishnu; devotee in añjali at bottom; rich reds/greens, embossed gold ornaments, ornate border with lotus and conch motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: wide landscape with many small vignettes of beings; delicate heart-lotus highlights; a serene Vishnu in the sky with soft radiance; cool blues and greens, refined figures, gentle dawn gradient and lyrical spacing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: symmetrical composition with Vishnu above and rows of beings below; each chest bears a small lotus emblem; bold outlines, saturated pigments, temple-wall texture, decorative floral borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: circular mandala of beings around a central Vishnu-lotus; intricate floral borders, peacocks and cows interwoven; deep blue background with gold and pink lotuses; devotional textile density and patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells (soft)","conch (gentle)","tanpura","morning birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वस्मिन्सर्वभूतः = सर्वस्मिन् + सर्वभूतः; त्वत्तः = त्वत् + तः; सर्वस्वरूपधृक् = सर्व + स्वरूप + धृक्; सर्वात्मने = सर्व + आत्मने; ‘धृक्’ प्रातिपदिकं (धारकः) इति।
FAQs
It teaches sarvātmabhāva: the Divine is the inner Self of all beings and the source from which the entire universe arises.
Yes—its key creation claim is that all things (sarvam) originate from the Supreme (tvattaḥ samudbhūtam), framing creation as emanation from the one reality present in all forms.
By concluding with namas (salutation) to the sarvātmā (Self of all), it turns a metaphysical insight—God in all—into a devotional act of reverence.