Shloka 27

रुद्रसर्गः (नीललोहितः), अष्टनाम-स्थान-परिवारः, श्री-नारायणयोः अभेदव्याप्तिः

Devanagari script

गौरी लक्ष्मीर् महाभागा केशवो वरुणः स्वयम् श्रीर् देवसेना विप्रेन्द्र देवसेनापतिर् हरिः

Transliteration

gaurī lakṣmīr mahābhāgā keśavo varuṇaḥ svayam śrīr devasenā viprendra devasenāpatir hariḥ

Translation

He is Gaurī; He is Lakṣmī, the greatly auspicious One. He is Keśava; He Himself is Varuṇa. He is Śrī; He is the divine host; O best of brāhmaṇas, He is Hari, commander of that divine host.

Word by Word

• गौरी: Gaurī
• गौरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महाभागा: most fortunate
• महाभागा: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्याः)

• केशवः: Keśava (Vishnu)
• केशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

• श्रीः: Śrī
• श्रीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवसेना: army of the gods (Devasenā)
• देवसेना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + सेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां सेना)

• विप्रेन्द्र: O best of brahmins
• विप्रेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विप्राणाम् इन्द्रः)

• देवसेनापतिः: lord of the divine army
• देवसेनापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवसेना + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवसेनायाः पतिः)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Non-dual sovereignty of Hari expressed through identities with deities (Gaurī, Varuṇa) and as commander of the divine hosts

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord alone is the inner reality behind various divine offices—Varuṇa’s cosmic order and the devas’ martial organization—revealing Hari as the supreme commander and protector.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Offer one-pointed worship beyond sectarian rivalry: honor many deities while anchoring devotion in Hari as their indwelling ruler.

Vishishtadvaita: Unity-in-diversity: multiple divine roles remain real, yet their power and coordination subsist as modes under Hari’s lordship (śeṣa-śeṣin relation).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari (name)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari/Keśava)
• Lakshmi (Śrī)
• Gaurī
• Varuṇa
• Devas (divine host)

FAQs

What is the significance of listing many divine names and deities in this verse of the Vishnu Purana?

It asserts Vishnu’s supremacy and all-pervasion: the powers attributed to various deities and goddesses are rooted in Hari, who manifests and governs them without losing His transcendence.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine sovereignty here?

By identifying Vishnu with both goddess-forms (Śrī/Lakṣmī, Gaurī) and cosmic rulers (Varuṇa), Parāśara frames all divine offices as expressions of one supreme Lord who orders the cosmos.

What is the theological importance of calling Vishnu 'Devaseṇāpati' (commander of the gods)?

It emphasizes that even the devas function under Vishnu’s ultimate authority—He is not merely one god among many, but the sovereign source and governor of universal order.