Shloka 64

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

वैश्यास् तवोरुजाः शूद्रास् तव पद्भ्यां समुद्गताः अक्ष्णोः सूर्यो ऽनिलः प्राणाच् चन्द्रमा मनसस् तव

Transliteration

vaiśyās tavorujāḥ śūdrās tava padbhyāṃ samudgatāḥ akṣṇoḥ sūryo 'nilaḥ prāṇāc candramā manasas tava

Translation

From Your thighs arise the Vaiśyas; from Your feet the Śūdras come forth. From Your eyes is born the Sun; from Your life-breath, the Wind; and from Your mind, the Moon—thus all orders, cosmic and human, emerge as expressions of You alone.

Word by Word

• वैश्याः: Vaiśyas
• वैश्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• ऊरुजाः: born from the thighs
• ऊरुजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (धातु) + क (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ऊरु-जाताः)

• शूद्राः: Śūdras
• शूद्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• पद्भ्याम्: from/with (your) two feet
• पद्भ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन (Dual)

• समुद्गताः: gone forth/arisen
• समुद्गताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुद्-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: गम्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अक्ष्णोः: of (your) two eyes
• अक्ष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनिलः: wind
• अनिलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राणात्: from (your) breath
• प्राणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चन्द्रमा: the Moon
• चन्द्रमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मनसः: of (your) mind
• मनसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Mapping cosmic functions (sun, wind, moon) and social orders onto the divine body

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic regulators—Sun, Wind, Moon—and the remaining varṇas arise as functions of the Lord’s own limbs and faculties.

Vedantic Theme: Atman

Application: Use daily experiences of sunlight, breath, and mind as reminders of the indwelling Lord, steadying practice and gratitude.

Vishishtadvaita: Antaryāmin emphasis: the Lord as inner controller of prāṇa and manas, while remaining their transcendent ground.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Surya
• Vayu
• Chandra

FAQs

What is the significance of the Virat-Purusha mapping in the Vishnu Purana?

It presents the universe and society as integrated expressions of Vishnu’s universal form, grounding cosmic functions (Sun, Wind, Moon) and social roles (varnas) in a single supreme source.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the emergence of cosmic forces like the Sun and Wind?

He describes them as emanations from specific aspects of the Lord’s universal body—Sun from the eyes and Wind from prāṇa—showing that natural powers operate as manifestations of Vishnu’s being.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Vishnu is portrayed as the ultimate ground of both cosmic order and human order—everything arises from Him and functions within His sovereignty, a key Vaishnava framing of Supreme Reality.