Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

परमार्थस् त्वम् एवैको नान्यो ऽस्ति जगतः पते तवैष महिमा येन व्याप्तम् एतच् चराचरम्

Transliteration

paramārthas tvam evaiko nānyo 'sti jagataḥ pate tavaiṣa mahimā yena vyāptam etac carācaram

Translation

O Lord of the universe, You alone are the Supreme Reality; there is none other. Such is Your majesty: by it this entire world, the moving and the unmoving, is pervaded.

Word by Word

• परमार्थः: the highest truth / ultimate reality
• परमार्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—परम + अर्थ (कर्मधारय)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधान/निश्चयार्थक

• एकः: one / single
• एकः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्वम्/परमार्थः)

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

• अन्यः: another (one)
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अस्ति: is / exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पते: O lord
• पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एषः: this
• एषः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देशक-सर्वनाम, विशेषणम् (महिमा)

• महिमा: greatness / glory
• महिमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• व्याप्तम्: pervaded
• व्याप्तम्: Kriya/Predicate (क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + आप् (धातु) → व्याप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘व्याप्तम्’ (pervaded)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• चराचरम्: the moving and the unmoving (all beings)
• चराचरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—चर + अचर (द्वन्द्व)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; verse voiced as a direct address to Vishnu within the discourse)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Nature of the Supreme Lord as the sole paramārtha and His all-pervasion of the moving and unmoving universe

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu alone is the one Supreme Reality, whose majesty pervades the whole of the moving and unmoving cosmos.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Contemplate the Lord’s presence in all beings and objects to weaken ego-centered separations and cultivate steady equanimity.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the one Supreme (Nārāyaṇa) who pervades the universe as its inner ruler while remaining the unique Lord.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu being called the 'one Supreme Reality' (paramārtha) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse asserts Vishnu’s unsurpassed status as the ultimate truth behind all existence, establishing that no independent supreme principle exists apart from Him.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine immanence in creation?

By stating that the entire charācaram (moving and unmoving universe) is 'pervaded' by Vishnu’s mahimā, Parāśara frames creation as sustained and indwelt by the Lord rather than separate from Him.

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

Vishnu is presented as both transcendent (the sole Supreme Reality) and immanent (pervading all beings), a core Vaishnava teaching that supports later Vedantic interpretations of God as the inner ruler of the cosmos.