Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

ये तु ज्ञानविदः शुद्धचेतसस् ते ऽखिलं जगत् ज्ञानात्मकं प्रपश्यन्ति त्वद्रूपं परमेश्वर

Transliteration

ye tu jñānavidaḥ śuddhacetasas te 'khilaṃ jagat jñānātmakaṃ prapaśyanti tvadrūpaṃ parameśvara

Translation

But those who truly know, whose minds are purified, behold this entire universe as consciousness itself and recognize it as Your very form, O Supreme Lord.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• तु: but / however
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• ज्ञानविदः: knowers of knowledge
• ज्ञानविदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान + विद् (प्रातिपदिक: विद् ‘knower’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—ज्ञानं वेत्ति इति/ज्ञानस्य विदः (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• शुद्धचेतसः: pure-minded
• शुद्धचेतसः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध + चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—शुद्धं चेतः येषाम्/शुद्धचेतस् (कर्मधारय)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (जगत्)

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ज्ञानात्मकम्: as knowledge-constituted
• ज्ञानात्मकम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—ज्ञानम् आत्मा यस्य/ज्ञानस्य आत्मकः (तत्पुरुष)

• प्रपश्यन्ति: clearly see
• प्रपश्यन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वद्रूपम्: your form
• त्वद्रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (युष्मद्-षष्ठी-आधारित) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—त्वद्-रूपम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘your form’)

• परमेश्वर: O Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—परमः ईश्वरः (कर्मधारय)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; theological exposition on the Supreme Lord)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Marks of the wise: purified mind perceiving the universe as consciousness and as the Lord’s form

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Those with purified minds and true knowledge perceive the whole universe as consciousness and recognize it as the Supreme Lord’s own form.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Cultivate inner purity (śuddha-citta) through japa, sattvic living, and selfless service so perception becomes God-centered rather than ego-centered.

Vishishtadvaita: Directly supports viśiṣṭādvaita: the jagat is the Lord’s mode/body (prakāra), truly real yet wholly dependent, and thus ‘His form’ without collapsing His transcendence.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of seeing the universe as 'jñānātmaka' in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse teaches that the spiritually wise perceive the cosmos as rooted in consciousness and thus recognize it as inseparable from Vishnu’s own reality, not as something independent of Him.

How does Sage Parāśara explain true knowledge in this context?

Parāśara links true knowledge with inner purification: when the mind is cleansed, perception shifts from mere material appearances to a direct recognition of the world as pervaded by the Supreme Lord.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is presented as Parameśvara whose form encompasses the whole universe—affirming His absolute sovereignty and the doctrine that all existence is sustained and revealed through Him.