Shloka 64

प्रह्लादस्य अव्यभिचारिणी भक्ति, मायाविनाशः, तथा विष्णोः विश्वरूप-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

नमस् ते पुण्डरीकाक्ष नमस् ते पुरुषोत्तम नमस् ते सर्वलोकात्मन् नमस् ते तिग्मचक्रिणे

Transliteration

namas te puṇḍarīkākṣa namas te puruṣottama namas te sarvalokātman namas te tigmacakriṇe

Translation

Salutations to You, O Lotus-eyed Lord; salutations to You, O Supreme Person. Salutations to You, the very Self of all worlds; salutations to You who bear the blazing-sharp discus.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक-निपात) = indeclinable interjection 'salutation'

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन = Genitive singular (enclitic) 'to you/your' (in namas-te idiom = 'to you')

• पुण्डरीकाक्ष: O lotus-eyed one
• पुण्डरीकाक्ष: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीकाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक: पुण्डरीक+अक्ष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन = Masculine, Vocative singular; समासः: बहुव्रीहि ('he whose eyes are like lotuses')

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक-निपात)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन = Genitive singular (enclitic)

• पुरुषोत्तम: O best of persons
• पुरुषोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक: पुरुष+उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन = Masculine, Vocative singular; समासः: तत्पुरुष ('best among persons')

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक-निपात)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन = Genitive singular (enclitic)

• सर्वलोकात्मन्: O soul of all worlds
• सर्वलोकात्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वलोकात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व+लोक+आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन = Masculine, Vocative singular; समासः: बहुव्रीहि ('he whose self is all worlds' / 'soul of all worlds')

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayoga (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (नमस्कारार्थक-निपात)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन = Genitive singular (enclitic)

• तिग्मचक्रिणे: to the wielder of the sharp discus
• तिग्मचक्रिणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिग्मचक्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक: तिग्म+चक्रिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन = Masculine, Dative singular; समासः: कर्मधारय ('sharp-disc-possessor')

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (reciting/teaching a hymn of salutations within his discourse to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is both transcendent (Puruṣottama) and immanent as Sarvalokātman, worthy of surrender and praise.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: In prayer, combine intimate divine names with metaphysical affirmations (immanence/transcendence) to stabilize faith and worldview.

Vishishtadvaita: Sarvalokātman affirms the Lord as the inner Self of all while remaining the supreme Person—core to qualified non-dualism.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman (philosophical)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of calling Vishnu “Sarvalokātman” in the Vishnu Purana?

It affirms Vishnu’s immanence: he is the indwelling Self of all realms and beings, not merely a distant deity—supporting the Purana’s view of him as the supreme ground of cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Vishnu’s supremacy through epithets like “Puruṣottama”?

By using names that denote ultimate lordship and ontological primacy, Parāśara frames Vishnu as the highest Person who transcends and yet pervades creation, aligning theology with the Purana’s cosmological narration.

What is the theological importance of “Tigmacakriṇe” (wielder of the sharp discus) here?

The discus signifies sovereign power that protects dharma and restrains chaos; the verse links Vishnu’s tenderness (lotus-eyed) with his decisive cosmic authority (Sudarshana).