Shloka 78

Devanagari script

ॐ नमो वासुदेवाय तस्मै भगवते सदा व्यतिरिक्तं न यस्यास्ति व्यतिरिक्तो ऽखिलस्य यः

Transliteration

oṃ namo vāsudevāya tasmai bhagavate sadā vyatiriktaṃ na yasyāsti vyatirikto 'khilasya yaḥ

Translation

Om—salutations to Vāsudeva, the ever-blessed Lord: from whom nothing exists apart, and who yet stands distinct from all that exists.

Word by Word

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Discourse marker (मङ्गल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय)
• Form: मङ्गल/प्रणव-अव्यय (sacred syllable)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (neut. nom. sg.; used as salutation)

• वासुदेवाय: to Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन (masc. dat. sg.)

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

• भगवते: to the Blessed Lord
• भगवते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन (masc. dat. sg.)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• व्यतिरिक्तम्: separate, distinct
• व्यतिरिक्तम्: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यतिरिक्त (कृदन्त; वि+अति+रिच्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neut. nom./acc. sg.)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• यस्य: of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (gen. sg.)

• अस्ति: exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (laṭ, 3rd sg., Parasmaipada)

• व्यतिरिक्तः: separate, distinct
• व्यतिरिक्तः: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यतिरिक्त (कृदन्त; वि+अति+रिच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masc. nom. sg.)

• अखिलस्य: of the whole (universe)
• अखिलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (gen. sg.)

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

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; devotional-philosophical framing of Vishnu as the Supreme)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Vāsudeva as the all-inclusive Lord: immanent in all yet distinct from all

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāsudeva is the non-separate ground of all existence while remaining ontologically distinct as the Lord.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Repeat the Vāsudeva-mantra with the insight that all beings depend on Him, cultivating reverence and non-hostility.

Vishishtadvaita: Classic Viśiṣṭādvaita polarity: the world and souls are inseparable from the Lord (apr̥thak-siddhi) yet He remains their independent ruler and support.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Vasudeva

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Vyuha Form: Vasudeva

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of Vāsudeva being both ‘not separate from anything’ and yet ‘distinct from all’ in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as all-pervading (everything depends on Him and is within His power) while also affirming His transcendence as Bhagavan who is not reduced to the world.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Supreme Reality in this passage?

Parāśara frames the Supreme as Vāsudeva: the one beyond whom nothing exists, yet who remains the sovereign Lord over the entire cosmos—supporting a theistic, non-reductive metaphysics.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is identified as the ultimate ground and ruler of all existence—immanent in creation but eternally greater than it—making devotion to Him devotion to the Supreme.