Shloka 30

Devanagari script

विभावरी श्रीर् दिवसो देवश् चक्रगदाधरः वरप्रदो वरो विष्णुर् वधूः पद्मवनालया

Transliteration

vibhāvarī śrīr divaso devaś cakragadādharaḥ varaprado varo viṣṇur vadhūḥ padmavanālayā

Translation

He is the night; He is Śrī, the power of auspicious prosperity. He is the day; He is the God who bears discus and mace. He is the giver of boons, and He Himself is the highest boon. He is Viṣṇu—and He is also the Bride who dwells in the lotus-grove.

Word by Word

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

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

• दिवसः: day
• दिवसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवः: god; the Deity
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रगदाधरः: bearer of discus and mace
• चक्रगदाधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + गदा + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहु-तत्पुरुष: चक्रं गदां च धरति (bearer of discus and mace)

• वरप्रदः: giver of boons
• वरप्रदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: वरं प्रददाति (giver of boons)

• वरः: excellent; best
• वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• वधूः: bride; wife
• वधूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वधू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पद्मवनालया: dweller in the lotus-forest
• पद्मवनालया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म + वन + आलया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: पद्मवनस्य आलया (dwelling in the lotus-grove)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya in a Vishnu-centered cosmological hymn/context)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: All-pervasion of Viṣṇu and the inseparability of Śrī, including iconographic marks (cakra, gadā)

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord who wields cakra and gadā pervades opposites (night/day) and is both the giver of boons and the supreme boon, while Śrī is simultaneously His power and His beloved consort.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Hold together majesty (aiśvarya) and intimacy (śrī-sambandha) in worship—pray for right desires, then for the Lord as the highest gift.

Vishishtadvaita: Śrī is not separate from the Lord’s lordship; divine grace (śrī) functions as the mediating, compassionate power within the same supreme reality.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Vasudeva

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Sri (Lakshmi)
• Gada (Kaumodaki)

FAQs

What is the significance of describing Vishnu as both day and night in the Vishnu Purana?

It presents Vishnu as the all-pervading ground of time and experience, transcending opposites like day and night while sustaining their orderly cycle.

How does Sage Parashara explain Sri (Lakshmi) in relation to Vishnu here?

By naming Śrī alongside Vishnu’s cosmic functions, the verse implies inseparability: Lakshmi is not merely an attendant deity but Vishnu’s auspicious power (śakti) present wherever his sovereignty operates.

What is the theological importance of calling Vishnu both ‘giver of boons’ and ‘the supreme boon’?

It frames Vishnu as the source of all attainments and also the highest attainment himself—devotion culminates not merely in gifts, but in communion with the Supreme Lord.