Shloka 32

प्रचेतसां तपः तथा विष्णु-स्तुतिः

The Pracetases’ Ocean Tapas and Hymn to Vishnu

Devanagari script

अवकाशम् अशेषाणां भूतानां यः प्रयच्छति अनन्तमूर्तिमाञ् छुद्धस् तस्मै व्योमात्मने नमः

Transliteration

avakāśam aśeṣāṇāṃ bhūtānāṃ yaḥ prayacchati anantamūrtimāñ chuddhas tasmai vyomātmane namaḥ

Translation

Salutations to Him who is the very Self of space—pure, of infinite forms—who grants room and abiding to all beings without exception.

Word by Word

• अवकाशम्: space; room
• अवकाशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अशेषाणाम्: of all; without remainder
• अशेषाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (भूतानाम् इति विशेष्य-अनुसार), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रयच्छति: grants; bestows
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अनन्तमूर्तिमान्: having infinite forms
• अनन्तमूर्तिमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त + मूर्ति + मतुप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अनन्ताः मूर्तयः यस्य) + मतुप्-प्रत्यय (possessive)

• शुद्धः: pure
• शुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• व्योमात्मने: to him whose essence is the sky
• व्योमात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योमन् + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (व्योम आत्मा यस्य/व्योम-स्वरूपः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya, within a cosmological praise-context)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the Lord as vyoma/ākāśa grants ‘space’ and support for all beings

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is the self of space itself—pure and infinitely manifest—granting accommodation and abiding-place to all beings.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Contemplate the all-pervading ‘room’ in which experiences arise, and reframe it as the Lord’s sustaining presence rather than mere emptiness.

Vishishtadvaita: Pervasion without dilution: the Lord is present as the enabling substratum of all plurality, yet remains śuddha (pure), aligning with qualified non-dual pervasion.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of space (avakāśa/vyoma) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents space as dependent on Vishnu: He is described as the very Self of space and the one who grants “room” for all beings to exist and move within the cosmos.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Vishnu’s immanence in creation here?

By calling him vyomātman (“the Self/essence of space”) and anantamūrtimān (“of infinite forms”), Parāśara indicates that Vishnu pervades the universe as its inner support while remaining pure and supreme.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the pure Supreme Reality who upholds all existence—cosmically foundational, universally sovereign, and worthy of worship as the support of all beings.