Shloka 80

Devanagari script

देवमानुषपश्वादिस्वरूपैर् बहुभिर् विभुः स्थितः सर्वेश्वरो ऽनन्तो भूतमूर्तिर् अमूर्तिमान्

Transliteration

devamānuṣapaśvādisvarūpair bahubhir vibhuḥ sthitaḥ sarveśvaro 'nanto bhūtamūrtir amūrtimān

Translation

The all-pervading Lord abides in countless forms—of gods, humans, beasts, and the rest. He is the sovereign of all, the Infinite; He becomes embodied as all beings, yet in His highest reality He remains unembodied and beyond form.

Word by Word

• देवमानुषपश्वादिस्वरूपैः: by forms such as gods, humans, animals, etc.
• देवमानुषपश्वादिस्वरूपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + मानुष (प्रातिपदिक) + पशु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देव-मानुष-पशु-आदि-स्वरूप)

• बहुभिः: by many
• बहुभिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (स्वरूपैः इति विशेष्य)

• विभुः: the all-pervading Lord
• विभुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्थितः: is present/abides
• स्थितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• सर्वेश्वरः: Lord of all
• सर्वेश्वरः: Karta (Apposition to subject/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां ईश्वरः)

• अनन्तः: endless/infinite
• अनन्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (विभोः)

• भूतमूर्तिः: having the form of beings
• भूतमूर्तिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भूतानां मूर्तिः / भूत-रूपा मूर्तिः)

• अमूर्तिमान्: formless (yet possessing non-material nature)
• अमूर्तिमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (उपसर्ग/निषेध) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (amūrtimat = possessing non-form)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the one Lord is present in diverse embodied forms yet remains ultimately formless

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Infinite Lord pervades and assumes all forms as beings, yet remains beyond embodiment and limiting form in His highest reality.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice seeing the divine indweller in all beings (reverence, non-harm), while meditating on the Lord’s transcendence beyond all limiting concepts.

Vishishtadvaita: Maintains both immanence (as all beings’ inner ruler/body) and transcendence (unembodied supremacy), central to Viśiṣṭādvaita’s real world upheld by God.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman (philosophical)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• All beings (devas, humans, animals)

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu being both 'bhūtamūrti' and 'amūrtimān' in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as simultaneously immanent (embodied as all beings) and transcendent (formless in His essential nature), grounding creation in a supreme, unbounded reality.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Lord's presence across different life-forms?

Parāśara states that the all-pervading Lord abides through many 'forms'—divine, human, animal, and more—indicating that all categories of existence are expressions dependent on Him.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is affirmed as Sarveśvara (Lord of all) and Ananta (Infinite), the supreme ruler who pervades the cosmos without being limited by any particular form—central to Vaishnava metaphysics in the Vishnu Purana.