Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तद् एव सर्वम् एवैतद् व्यक्ताव्यक्तस्वरूपवत् तथा पुरुषरूपेण कालरूपेण च स्थितम्

Transliteration

tad eva sarvam evaitad vyaktāvyaktasvarūpavat tathā puruṣarūpeṇa kālarūpeṇa ca sthitam

Translation

That alone is all this—endowed with the nature of both the manifest and the unmanifest; and It abides also as the Person (Puruṣa) and as Time (Kāla).

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed, alone
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• सर्वम्: all (everything)
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• व्यक्त-अव्यक्त-स्वरूपवत्: having the nature of the manifest and the unmanifest
• व्यक्त-अव्यक्त-स्वरूपवत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अव्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (मतुप्/वतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘-वत्’ प्रत्ययः = ‘युक्त/युक्तम्’; समासः: व्यक्ताव्यक्तयोः स्वरूपं यस्य तत्

• तथा: likewise, thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/likewise')

• पुरुष-रूपेण: in the form of Puruṣa (person)
• पुरुष-रूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुरुषस्य रूपम्)

• काल-रूपेण: in the form of Time
• काल-रूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कालस्य रूपम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्थितम्: is situated/abides
• स्थितम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the One reality is both manifest and unmanifest, and present as Puruṣa and as Kāla

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Primary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme alone is all this, possessing both the manifest and unmanifest modes, and abiding as the cosmic Person and as Time that governs change.

Vedantic Theme: Maya

Application: Interpret life’s changes through the lens of divine governance (kāla) and divine presence (puruṣa), reducing anxiety and deepening surrender.

Vishishtadvaita: Strongly supports Viśiṣṭādvaita: the Lord as the substantive reality whose modes include both vyakta and avyakta, and as the inner ruler of cosmic process through Kāla.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Kala

FAQs

What is the significance of the manifest and unmanifest (vyakta–avyakta) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse identifies the Supreme (Vishnu) as the single ground of both what appears (manifest cosmos) and what remains subtle (unmanifest source), showing creation as His mode rather than an independent reality.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the concept of Puruṣa and Kāla here?

Parāśara states that the same Supreme abides as Puruṣa (the cosmic indwelling Person) and as Kāla (Time), meaning consciousness and the power that orders transformation are both expressions of Vishnu.

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

Vishnu is presented as the all-encompassing Absolute—immanent as the universe and its inner Person, and transcendent as the unmanifest—supporting core Vaishnava metaphysics used by later Vedāntic traditions.