Shloka 62

सर्गभेदाः — अविद्या, स्रोतोभेदाः, नव सर्गाः, देवासुरादिसृष्टिः, वेद-यज्ञप्रादुर्भावः

Devanagari script

इन्द्रियार्थेषु भूतेषु शरीरेषु च स प्रभुः नानात्वं विनियोगांश् च धातैवं व्यसृजत् स्वयम्

Transliteration

indriyārtheṣu bhūteṣu śarīreṣu ca sa prabhuḥ nānātvaṃ viniyogāṃś ca dhātaivaṃ vyasṛjat svayam

Translation

That Supreme Lord, Himself the Ordainer, brought forth diversity within the objects of the senses, within the elements, and within embodied forms; and He Himself assigned their distinct applications and functions, establishing each in its proper place.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रियार्थेषु: in the objects of the senses
• इन्द्रियार्थेषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रियाणाम् अर्थाः) (Locative plural)

• भूतेषु: in beings/elements
• भूतेषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (Locative plural)

• शरीरेषु: in bodies
• शरीरेषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (Locative plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Nominative singular)

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• नानात्वम्: diversity
• नानात्वम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नानात्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• विनियोगान्: applications/assignments
• विनियोगान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• धाता: the creator/ordainer
• धाता: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• व्यसृजत्: created; sent forth
• व्यसृजत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (he created/emitted)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable: oneself/by oneself)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the Lord ordains diversity and assigns specific functions to senses, elements, and bodies.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme Lord, as ordainer, manifests plurality in sense-objects, elements, and embodied forms and assigns each its proper function and place within the ordered cosmos.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: See one’s capacities and role (svadharma) as a divinely ordered function; act without envy, harmonizing personal duty with the cosmic order.

Vishishtadvaita: Īśvara is both transcendent and immanent (antaryāmin) as the inner ruler who coordinates the differentiated universe as His body (śarīra) with purposeful functions.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of assigning distinct functions (viniyoga) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames creation as an ordered system: the Lord not only manifests plurality but also appoints each element, sense-object, and body to its proper role, making cosmic order intelligible and purposeful.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the emergence of diversity in creation?

Parāśara attributes diversity (nānātva) to the Supreme Lord’s deliberate arranging power: multiplicity appears in sense-objects, elements, and bodies through His own act of creation and allocation of functions.

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

Vishnu is presented as the supreme, independent cause and governor—creation is not random but proceeds from His sovereignty, reinforcing Him as the ultimate reality behind both unity and multiplicity.