Shloka 73

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

सर्वात्मको ऽसि सर्वेश सर्वभूतस्थितो यतः कथयामि ततः किं ते सर्वं वेत्सि हृदि स्थितम्

Transliteration

sarvātmako 'si sarveśa sarvabhūtasthito yataḥ kathayāmi tataḥ kiṃ te sarvaṃ vetsi hṛdi sthitam

Translation

You are the Self of all, the Lord of all, for You abide within every being. What then can I tell You? Seated in the heart, You already know everything.

Word by Word

• सर्वात्मकः: having all as self / all-souled
• सर्वात्मकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—यस्यान्तः सर्व आत्मा (whose nature is universal self)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वेश: O lord of all
• सर्वेश: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—सर्वेषाम् ईशः

• सर्वभूतस्थितः: present in all beings
• सर्वभूतस्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + भूत + स्थित (स्था-धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (स्थित = stationed); तत्पुरुषः—सर्वेषु भूतेषु स्थितः

• यतः: since / because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/adverb); हेतौ—यतः = because/since

• कथयामि: I tell / I say
• कथयामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, णिच्)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) प्रयोगः—कथयति = to tell

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Sambandha (Logical relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); अर्थे—तस्मात्/ततः = therefore

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• ते: for you / to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th) / षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः (for you/to you)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वेत्सि: you know
• वेत्सि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• स्थितम्: situated / abiding
• स्थितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd)/प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Vishnu (Hari) in reverential praise (stuti) within Parasara’s narration to Maitreya

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Because the Lord abides in the heart of every being as the inner knower, nothing is unknown to Him and prayer is offered in humility rather than information.

Vedantic Theme: Atman

Application: Approach prayer as self-disclosure and surrender—offer intentions and faults honestly, knowing the indwelling Lord already knows them.

Vishishtadvaita: Antaryāmin doctrine: the Lord is interior to the jīva and world, knowing and governing them while remaining distinct as their Lord.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu being 'in the heart of all beings' in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as the Antaryāmin—immanent within every creature—making Him the direct knower of all thoughts and the inner ground of consciousness.

How does Sage Parasara explain the Supreme Lord’s omniscience in this context?

Through devotional speech embedded in the narration, the text affirms that the Lord already knows all because He abides in all beings, so human narration is offered as reverence rather than information.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is addressed as Sarvātmā and Sarveśa—Supreme Reality who is both transcendent Lord and indwelling Self—supporting core Vaiṣṇava metaphysics later developed in Vedāntic traditions.