Shloka 13

वाराहावतारः (भूम्युद्धारः) — Varāha, the Raising of the Earth and the Recommencement of Creation

Devanagari script

त्वयाहम् उद्धृता पूर्वं त्वन्मयाहं जनार्दन तथान्यानि च भूतानि गगनादीन्य् अशेषतः

Transliteration

tvayāham uddhṛtā pūrvaṃ tvanmayāhaṃ janārdana tathānyāni ca bhūtāni gaganādīny aśeṣataḥ

Translation

O Janārdana, it was You who once raised me up and brought me forth; I am pervaded by You and made of You. So too are all other beings—without exception—including the sky and all the rest.

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• उद्धृता: lifted up, rescued
• उद्धृता: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+हृ (धातु) → उद्धृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past passive participle agreeing with अहम् (fem.)

• पूर्वम्: formerly, earlier
• पूर्वम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण); indeclinable adverb of time

• त्वन्मया: made of you / consisting of you
• त्वन्मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: त्वद्-सम्बन्धी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular adjective

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• जनार्दन: O Janardana
• जनार्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; Vocative singular

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/उपमानार्थ क्रियाविशेषण); indeclinable adverb

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Nominative/Accusative plural (agreeing with भूतानि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक); conjunction

• भूतानि: beings, entities
• भूतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Nominative/Accusative plural

• गगनादीनि: the sky and the rest (etc.)
• गगनादीनि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (गगन-आदि: 'sky etc.'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Nominative/Accusative plural (appositive to भूतानि)

• अशेषतः: entirely, without remainder
• अशेषतः: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त: -तः), क्रियाविशेषण; indeclinable adverb

Speaker

Likely a personified principle of creation/nature addressing Lord Vishnu (Janardana), within Parasara’s narration to Maitreya

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Nature of the Supreme and how the world is raised, pervaded, and constituted by Him

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All entities, from the elements like sky onward, are raised forth and pervaded by Janārdana, being dependent on Him as their inner essence.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Cultivate God-centered seeing (īśvara-dṛṣṭi) by regarding all beings and elements as sustained and indwelt by the Lord, reducing egoic separateness.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the Lord as antaryāmin and material-efficient cause: the world is real yet wholly pervaded by Him as His body (śarīra).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Janardana)
• Bhutani (beings/elements)
• Gagana (sky/space)

FAQs

What is the significance of saying all beings and even the sky are 'made of' Vishnu in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse teaches that creation is not independent: even the subtlest element (space/sky) and all beings are upheld, pervaded, and sourced in Vishnu, establishing him as the supreme ground of reality.

How does Sage Parasara explain the Lord’s relation to the universe in this creation context?

Through statements like this, Parasara’s narrative emphasizes that the cosmos is raised forth by the Lord and remains inseparable from him—dependent on Vishnu for origin, existence, and continuity.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu being addressed as Janardana here?

“Janardana” highlights Vishnu’s sovereign compassion and power: he is the supreme Lord who brings forth the universe and remains immanent within it, aligning with Vaishnava theology where the world is real yet fully dependent on him.