Shloka 44

ध्रुवस्य निर्वेदः — मन्त्रोपदेशः (ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय) तथा विष्ण्वाराधनविधिः

Devanagari script

यस्यान्तः सर्वम् एवेदम् अच्युतस्याव्ययात्मनः तम् आराधय गोविन्दं स्थानम् अग्र्यं यदीच्छसि

Transliteration

yasyāntaḥ sarvam evedam acyutasyāvyayātmanaḥ tam ārādhaya govindaṃ sthānam agryaṃ yadīcchasi

Translation

Within Acyuta, the imperishable Self, this entire universe abides; therefore worship Govinda, if you desire the highest state.

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (genitive sg., relative pronoun)

• अन्तः: within
• अन्तः: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक-उपपद (indeclinable, 'within/inside')

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (neut., nominative sg.)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• इदम्: this (universe)
• इदम्: Karta (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (neut., nominative sg., demonstrative)

• अच्युतस्य: of Acyuta
• अच्युतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (masc., genitive sg.)

• अव्ययात्मनः: of the one whose self is imperishable
• अव्ययात्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव्यय + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारयवत्: 'अव्ययः आत्मा यस्य'); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (masc., genitive sg.)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (masc., accusative sg., pronoun)

• आराधय: worship
• आराधय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (imperative, 2nd sg.)

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda
• गोविन्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (masc., accusative sg.)

• स्थानम्: abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (neut., accusative sg.)

• अग्र्यम्: highest, foremost
• अग्र्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (neut., accusative sg.)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (present indicative, 2nd sg.)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Why worship Govinda as the indwelling support of the universe to attain the highest state

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda (universe)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Since the entire universe abides within the imperishable Acyuta, worship Govinda to attain the supreme state.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice remembrance of the Lord as present within all beings; let worship shape ethical regard for all life.

Vishishtadvaita: Antaryāmin doctrine: the world and selves exist as modes (prakāra) supported within the imperishable Lord.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Govinda

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu being described as the one within whom everything exists in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as the indwelling ground of the cosmos—everything exists ‘within’ Him—supporting the Purana’s theology that the Supreme Person sustains and pervades all reality.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the way to attain the highest state (agrya sthāna)?

Parāśara directs the seeker to worship Govinda (Vishnu) specifically; devotion and reverent adoration are shown as the direct means toward the supreme attainment.

What is the theological importance of calling Vishnu 'Acyuta' and 'Govinda' here?

Acyuta emphasizes Vishnu’s unfailing, imperishable nature, while Govinda highlights His beneficent lordship; together they frame liberation as grounded in the supreme, reliable sovereignty of Vishnu.