Shloka 65

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

प्राणो ऽन्तःसुषिराज् जातो मुखाद् अग्निर् अजायत नाभितो गगनं द्यौश् च शिरसः समवर्तत दिशः श्रोत्रात् क्षितिः पद्भ्यां त्वत्तः सर्वम् अभूद् इदम्

Transliteration

prāṇo 'ntaḥsuṣirāj jāto mukhād agnir ajāyata nābhito gaganaṃ dyauś ca śirasaḥ samavartata diśaḥ śrotrāt kṣitiḥ padbhyāṃ tvattaḥ sarvam abhūd idam

Translation

Aus Deinen inneren Höhlungen entstand der prāṇa; aus Deinem Mund wurde das heilige Feuer Agni geboren. Aus Deinem Nabel entfaltete sich der Raum, und aus Deinem Haupt nahm der Himmel Gestalt an. Aus Deinen Ohren gingen die Himmelsrichtungen hervor, und aus Deinen Füßen die Erde—so ist dieses ganze Universum allein aus Dir geworden.

Word by Word

प्राणःbreath

अन्तःसुषिरात्from the inner cavity

जातःborn

मुखात्from the mouth

अग्निःfire

अजायतwas born

नाभितःfrom the navel

गगनम्sky/space

द्यौःheaven

चand

शिरसःfrom the head

समवर्ततcame into being/arose

दिशःdirections

श्रोत्रात्from the ear

क्षितिःearth

पद्भ्याम्from/with the two feet

त्वत्तःfrom you

सर्वम्all (this)

अभूत्came to be

इदम्this

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Detailed virāṭ mapping: elements, directions, heaven and earth from the Lord’s limbs

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Space, heaven, directions, fire, prāṇa, and earth originate from the Lord’s own being, establishing Him as the comprehensive cause of the universe.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice ‘sarvaṃ vāsudevam’ contemplation—seeing every direction and element as pervaded by the Lord—supporting steadiness and ethical restraint.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the Lord as both nimitta and upādāna (efficient and material) cause, while the cosmos remains His real mode (prakāra).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

Virāṭ-Puruṣa (Cosmic Form)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Virāṭ-Puruṣa imagery in the Vishnu Purana?

It expresses that the cosmos is not separate from the Supreme—worlds, elements, and directions are portrayed as arising from Vishnu’s cosmic form, emphasizing divine sovereignty over creation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain creation in this passage?

He explains creation as an emanation from the Lord’s being: vital breath, fire, space, heaven, directions, and earth are each traced to a corresponding aspect of the divine body.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is presented as the ultimate source and support of all existence—both the transcendent Supreme Reality and the immanent ground from whom the universe unfolds.