Shloka 36

प्रचेतसां तपः तथा विष्णु-स्तुतिः

The Pracetases’ Ocean Tapas and Hymn to Vishnu

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्न् अनन्ते सकलं विश्वं यस्मात् तथोद्गतम् लयस्थानं च यस् तस्मै नमः प्रकृतिधर्मिणे

Transliteration

yasminn anante sakalaṃ viśvaṃ yasmāt tathodgatam layasthānaṃ ca yas tasmai namaḥ prakṛtidharmiṇe

Translation

Salutations to the Infinite One in whom the whole universe abides, from whom it arises, and in whom it rests at dissolution—to Him whose very nature is the law of Prakṛti.

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in whom
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• अनन्ते: in the Infinite (Ananta)
• अनन्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेष्य (to yasmin)

• सकलम्: entire
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (viśvam)

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

• यस्मात्: from whom
• यस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• उद्गतम्: arisen, emerged
• उद्गतम्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्गत (कृदन्त; √गम् (धातु) + क्त, उद्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), विशेषणम् (viśvam)

• लयस्थानम्: the place of dissolution
• लयस्थानम्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लय-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक; लय + स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लयस्य स्थानम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

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

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana/भाव (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमः-शब्दः (salutation particle)

• प्रकृतिधर्मिणे: to the one whose nature is (his) dharma / who has prakṛti as his property
• प्रकृतिधर्मिणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति-धर्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक; प्रकृति + धर्मिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रकृतेः धर्मी/धर्मवान्)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; verse occurs within a cosmological eulogy to Vishnu as the supreme ground of creation, sustenance, and dissolution).

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the universe abides in, arises from, and dissolves into the Infinite (Ananta)

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Primary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Infinite Lord is the locus (ādhāra), source (utpatti), and dissolution-resting place (laya-sthāna) of the entire cosmos, whose manifest order follows His prakṛti-dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Contemplate causality as resting in the Divine; cultivate steadiness amid change by remembering all emergence and return occur in the Lord.

Vishishtadvaita: Supports the Lord as both efficient and material cause (upādāna-nimitta) with the universe as His body/orderly manifestation.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Ananta

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu being called 'Ananta' in the Vishnu Purana?

Here 'Ananta' stresses Vishnu’s infinity: all worlds exist within Him, arise from Him, and return to Him at dissolution, marking Him as the ultimate, unbounded ground of reality.

How does Sage Parāśara explain creation and dissolution in this verse?

Parāśara frames a threefold cosmology: the universe is contained in Vishnu (support), emerges from Vishnu (origination), and rests in Vishnu during laya/pralaya (dissolution), presenting a complete cycle under one supreme principle.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu being 'prakṛti-dharmiṇe'?

It portrays Vishnu as the regulator and inner basis of Prakṛti’s functioning—nature’s laws operate as His expression—supporting a Vaishnava view where the Supreme remains transcendent yet governs immanent cosmic order.