Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

ज्योत्स्ना लक्ष्मीः प्रदीपो ऽसौ सर्वः सर्वेश्वरो हरिः लताभूता जगन्माता श्रीर् विष्णुर् द्रुमसंस्थितिः

Transliteration

jyotsnā lakṣmīḥ pradīpo 'sau sarvaḥ sarveśvaro hariḥ latābhūtā jaganmātā śrīr viṣṇur drumasaṃsthitiḥ

Translation

He is the moonlight; He is Lakṣmī; He is the lamp. He is all, the Lord of all—Hari. The Mother of the universe, Śrī, becomes the creeper, and Viṣṇu stands as the tree itself, the very ground of its abiding.

Word by Word

• ज्योत्स्ना: moonlight
• ज्योत्स्ना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योत्स्ना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• प्रदीपः: lamp
• प्रदीपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असौ: that (he/this one)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• सर्वः: all; the whole
• सर्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• सर्वेश्वरः: Lord of all
• सर्वेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): सर्वस्य ईश्वरः

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

• लताभूता: having become a creeper
• लताभूता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लता (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘भूत’ = ‘become’; विशेषण

• जगन्माता: mother of the world
• जगन्माता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जगतः माता

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

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्रुमसंस्थितिः: abiding in a tree; tree-dwelling
• द्रुमसंस्थितिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम + संस्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/अधिकरण-समासार्थ: द्रुमे संस्थितिः (abiding in a tree)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Nature of Bhagavān as all-pervading reality and Śrī–Viṣṇu unity

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Hari is the all—both the illuminating principle (jyotsnā, pradīpa) and the sustaining ground in which the cosmos abides, inseparable from Śrī as jaganmātā.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice seeing the divine presence in light, support, and nourishment, cultivating steady remembrance (smaraṇa) rather than compartmentalized worship.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms Viṣṇu as the inner ruler and material-efficient cause while Śrī is inseparable as the nurturing power within the cosmos.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lakshmi (Sri)

FAQs

What is the significance of describing Vishnu as moonlight, lamp, and all things in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse teaches Vishnu’s immanence: the same Supreme Lord appears as illumination (moonlight, lamp) and as the totality of existence, establishing Him as both the source and the presence within the cosmos.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between Vishnu and Śrī (Lakṣmī) here?

Parāśara presents Śrī/Lakṣmī as inseparable from Vishnu’s cosmic function—auspiciousness and sustaining power—showing divine sovereignty expressed through both Lord and Goddess within the world-manifestation.

What is the theological importance of calling Hari “sarveśvara” in this context?

By naming Hari the Lord of all, the verse frames Vishnu as the Supreme Reality governing and pervading creation—supporting a Vaishnava vision where the world is real yet wholly dependent on the transcendent-immanent Lord.