Shloka 60

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

अत्यरिच्यत सो ऽधश् च तिर्यग् ऊर्ध्वं च वै भुवः त्वत्तो विश्वम् इदं जातं त्वत्तो भूतभविष्यती

Transliteration

atyaricyata so 'dhaś ca tiryag ūrdhvaṃ ca vai bhuvaḥ tvatto viśvam idaṃ jātaṃ tvatto bhūtabhaviṣyatī

Translation

You overflow beyond the world—below, across, and above. From You this entire universe has arisen; from You it endures through what has been and what will yet be.

Word by Word

• अत्यरिच्यत: exceeded/extended beyond
• अत्यरिच्यत: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति + √रिच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अधः: below
• अधः: Adhikarana (Locative sense/Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक/क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of direction)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• तिर्यक्: horizontally/across
• तिर्यक्: Adhikarana (Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तिर्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक/क्रियाविशेषण

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upwards
• ऊर्ध्वम्: Adhikarana (Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• भुवः: of the earth/world
• भुवः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुव्/भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अपादान

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of विश्वम्)

• जातम्: has been born/arisen
• जातम्: Kriya (Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; √जन् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्तान्त—भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे, ‘has arisen’ (predicate adjective)

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अपादान

• भूतभविष्यती: (the) past and the future
• भूतभविष्यती: Karta (Subject, implied ‘(it) is’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + भविष्यत् (कृदन्त; √भू (धातु) + शतृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व—भूतं च भविष्यत् च (past and future)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The Lord’s overflowing transcendence and His causality for the universe’s arising and continuance across time

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The universe originates from the Supreme and persists by Him, while He remains inexhaustibly beyond it in every direction.

Vedantic Theme: Maya

Application: Hold a dual vision: reverence the world as dependent on God, and maintain detachment by remembering God exceeds all worldly limits.

Vishishtadvaita: World is real yet dependent (śeṣa) on the Lord who transcends it—immanence without limitation.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Universe (Jagat)

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu transcending 'below, across, and above' in the Vishnu Purana?

It declares Vishnu as both immanent in the cosmos and transcendent beyond spatial limits, establishing Him as the ultimate ground of all realms.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the universe’s origin in this passage?

Parāśara frames creation as proceeding from Vishnu: the universe is said to be born from Him and sustained through time—past and future—by His sovereignty.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Reality (Para Brahman) from whom the cosmos arises and by whom it is upheld, a key Vaishnava foundation for later Vishishtadvaita and Dvaita readings.