Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

द्यावापृथिव्योर् अतुलप्रभाव यद् अन्तरं तद् वपुषा तवैव व्याप्तं जगद् व्याप्तिसमर्थदीप्ते हिताय विश्वस्य विभो भव त्वम्

Transliteration

dyāvāpṛthivyor atulaprabhāva yad antaraṃ tad vapuṣā tavaiva vyāptaṃ jagad vyāptisamarthadīpte hitāya viśvasya vibho bhava tvam

Translation

O One of immeasurable majesty! The vast interval that lies between heaven and earth is filled by Your very form alone. You pervade the entire universe—O radiant Lord, whose splendor is capable of all-pervasion—be present as the benefactor of the world, O all-powerful Sovereign.

Word by Word

• द्यावा-पृथिव्योः: of heaven and earth
• द्यावा-पृथिव्योः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यावा (प्रातिपदिक) + पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी, द्विवचन (Feminine, Genitive/Locative, Dual); द्वन्द्व

• अतुल-प्रभाव: O one of incomparable power
• अतुल-प्रभाव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular); कर्मधारय (अतुलः प्रभावः यस्य)

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• अन्तरम्: the space between
• अन्तरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); तद्-सम्बन्ध (correlative)

• वपुषा: by (your) body/form
• वपुषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular); सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• व्याप्तम्: pervaded
• व्याप्तम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + आप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (PPP, Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• व्याप्ति-समर्थ-दीप्ते: O radiant one capable of pervasion
• व्याप्ति-समर्थ-दीप्ते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + समर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + दीप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular); तत्पुरुष (व्याप्तौ समर्थः दीप्तः)

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन (Neuter, Dative, Singular)

• विश्वस्य: of the universe
• विश्वस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Singular)

• विभो: O all-pervading lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (Imperative, 2nd person, Singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative, Singular); सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in a laudatory description/hymnic passage addressed to Vishnu, narrated to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: All-pervasion of the Lord between heaven and earth and His benevolent governance of the universe.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: compassionate

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s form pervades the entire expanse between heaven and earth; His omnipresent radiance is for the welfare of the world.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Practice seeing the divine presence in all spaces and relationships, letting that vision guide compassionate action for ‘world-welfare’.

Vishishtadvaita: Immanence without loss of supremacy: the world is pervaded and sustained as His body while He remains Vibhu (all-powerful Lord).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of the space between heaven and earth in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse uses the ‘interval between heaven and earth’ to symbolize the entire cosmic expanse, declaring that it is filled by Vishnu’s presence—affirming divine immanence within creation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Vishnu’s pervasion of the universe here?

Parāśara presents Vishnu as the one whose very form pervades all realms, emphasizing not a partial presence but an all-encompassing, sustaining reality that occupies and upholds the cosmos.

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

Vishnu is praised as the supreme, radiant sovereign whose all-pervasion is for the welfare of the world—supporting a Vaishnava view where the Supreme Reality is both transcendent ruler and immanent sustainer.