Shloka 39

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

नमामि सर्वं सर्वेशम् अनन्तम् अजम् अव्ययम् लोकधामधराधारम् अप्रकाशम् अभेदिनम्

Transliteration

namāmi sarvaṃ sarveśam anantam ajam avyayam lokadhāmadharādhāram aprakāśam abhedinam

Translation

Ich verneige mich vor Dem, der alles ist und Herr über alles—unendlich, ungeboren, unvergänglich; Wohnstatt der Welten und Stütze selbst des Erdentägers; den Sinnen unverfügbar und ungeteilt.

Word by Word

• नमामि: I bow (to)
• नमामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: the all, everything (as the Supreme)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेष्यरूपेण (as substantive)

• सर्व-ईशम्: lord of all
• सर्व-ईशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lord of all)

• अनन्तम्: endless
• अनन्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अजम्: unborn
• अजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अव्ययम्: imperishable
• अव्ययम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• लोक-धाम-धर-आधारम्: support of the bearer of the worlds’ abodes
• लोक-धाम-धर-आधारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + धाम (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक; √धृ (धातु) अच्) + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (determinative chain: 'support of the bearer of the world-abodes')

• अप्रकाशम्: unmanifest, not evident
• अप्रकाशम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अभेदिनम्: undivided, non-differentiated
• अभेदिनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभेदिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; verse belongs to the opening praise of the Supreme Vishnu)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Brahmā’s bowing to the unmanifest, undivided Lord who supports all

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is all, Lord of all—endless, unborn, imperishable—supporting the cosmos while remaining unmanifest and undivided.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Meditate on the Lord as the unseen support behind all supports to loosen anxiety and deepen inner worship.

Vishishtadvaita: Balances transcendence (aprakāśa) with cosmic support (lokadhāma-dharādhāra), aligning with the Lord as both beyond and the inner ground of the world.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of describing Vishnu as 'sarvaṃ sarveśam' in the Vishnu Purana?

It affirms Vishnu as both the all-pervading reality (sarvam) and the sovereign controller (sarveśa), uniting immanence and lordship in a single theological vision.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea of 'aprakāśa' (unmanifest) here?

By calling the Lord 'aprakāśa', the hymn indicates that the Supreme is not an ordinary object of perception—He transcends sensory illumination while still sustaining the cosmos.

What is the theological importance of calling Vishnu 'abhedinam' (undivided) in this context?

It emphasizes the Lord’s indivisible, uncompounded supremacy—supporting the Purana’s portrayal of Vishnu as the ultimate, unfragmented ground of existence even while the world appears diverse.