Shloka 123

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

त्वं माता सर्वभूतानां देवदेवो हरिः पिता त्वयैतद् विष्णुना चाम्ब जगद् व्याप्तं चराचरम्

Transliteration

tvaṃ mātā sarvabhūtānāṃ devadevo hariḥ pitā tvayaitad viṣṇunā cāmba jagad vyāptaṃ carācaram

Translation

You are the mother of all beings; Hari, God of gods, is the father. O revered Mother, by you and by that very Vishnu, this whole universe—moving and unmoving—is pervaded everywhere.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे (f.) (देवी-सम्बोधन-प्रसङ्गे), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• माता: mother
• माता: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे (f.), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः, नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• देवदेवः: god of gods
• देवदेवः: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (देवानां देवः), पुंलिङ्गे (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• पिता: father
• पिता: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे (f.), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• विष्णुना: by Vishnu
• विष्णुना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (m.), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• अम्ब: O Mother
• अम्ब: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे (f.), सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• व्याप्तम्: pervaded
• व्याप्तम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-आप् (धातु) → व्याप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम् (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• चराचरम्: moving and unmoving (all beings)
• चराचरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर + अचर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (चरं च अचरं च), नपुंसकलिङ्गे (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम् (Singular)

Speaker

Likely a devotee/praiser within Parasara’s narration (a hymn addressed to the Divine Mother/Lakshmi in inseparable unity with Vishnu); framed in the Parasara–Maitreya dialogue

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Śrī-Hari as universal parents and as the pervaders of all that moves and does not move

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda (universe)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śrī and Hari are taught as universal mother and father, pervading the whole jagat of sentient and insentient beings.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice seeing all beings and all matter as pervaded by the divine, fostering non-violence, humility, and devotion.

Vishishtadvaita: Strong support for Viśiṣṭādvaita: the world (cit and acit) is pervaded by the Lord (and inseparable Śrī) as the inner controller, while remaining real and dependent.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari (name)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Deva-deva
• Amba (Divine Mother/Lakshmi)
• Jagat (the universe)

FAQs

What is the significance of calling the Divine Mother and Vishnu the parents of all beings in the Vishnu Purana?

It presents the cosmos as sustained by a supreme divine principle: the Mother as nurturing ground and Vishnu (Hari) as sovereign source—together pervading and upholding all existence.

How does Sage Parasara explain divine all-pervasion in this context?

Through a hymn-like affirmation that the entire jagat, both moving and unmoving, is ‘vyāpta’ (fully pervaded) by Vishnu—often expressed alongside the Divine Mother to show inseparable divine support of creation.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is identified as Devadeva and the pervasive ground of reality, emphasizing his supreme lordship and immanence—central to Vaishnava cosmology and later Vedantic interpretations.