Shloka 7

Devanagari script

अनन्यचेतसस् तस्य ध्यायतो भगवान् हरिः सर्वभूतगतो विप्र सर्वभावगतो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

ananyacetasas tasya dhyāyato bhagavān hariḥ sarvabhūtagato vipra sarvabhāvagato 'bhavat

Translation

O brāhmaṇa, as he meditated with an undivided, exclusive mind, the Blessed Lord Hari became manifest as the Inner Ruler of all beings, pervading every creature and every state of existence.

Word by Word

• अनन्यचेतसः: of one whose mind is undistracted (single-minded)
• अनन्यचेतसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्य-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक; अनन्य + चेतस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; विशेषण (genitive qualifier)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ध्यायतः: (of him) meditating
• ध्यायतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) → ध्यायत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘while meditating’ (genitive absolute/qualifier)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; apposition to भगवान्

• सर्वभूतगतः: gone into all beings; present in all beings
• सर्वभूतगतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-भूत-गत (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + भूत + गत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (to हरिः)

• विप्र: O brahmin
• विप्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सर्वभावगतः: pervading all states/conditions
• सर्वभावगतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-भाव-गत (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + भाव + गत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (to हरिः)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Yoga-dhyāna by an ananya-cetas devotee and the manifestation of Hari as sarvabhūta-gata (Antaryāmin).

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Exclusive, undistracted meditation reveals Hari as the indwelling Self present in all beings and all states.

Vedantic Theme: Atman

Application: Cultivate single-pointed japa/dhyāna and learn to perceive the same Lord within oneself and others in daily interactions.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the Antaryāmin who pervades and governs all selves and matter while remaining Bhagavān—supporting inseparable dependence (śeṣa-śeṣin) rather than identity.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the significance of single-pointed meditation (ananya-cetas) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse teaches that unwavering, exclusive meditation is a direct means by which Hari is realized—not merely as an external deity, but as the all-pervading presence within every being.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea of Vishnu being present everywhere?

Parāśara states that through dhyāna, Hari is known as sarvabhūtagata and sarvabhāvagata—present in all creatures and in every condition of existence—highlighting Vishnu’s sovereignty as the inner ruler.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the Supreme Reality who pervades all life and all states; realization of Him is experiential through devotion and contemplation, supporting a theistic yet all-encompassing vision of Brahman as Hari.