Shloka 41

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

यत्र सर्वं यतः सर्वम् उत्पन्नं मत्पुरःसरम् सर्वभूतश् च यो देवः पराणाम् अपि यः परः

Transliteration

yatra sarvaṃ yataḥ sarvam utpannaṃ matpuraḥsaram sarvabhūtaś ca yo devaḥ parāṇām api yaḥ paraḥ

Translation

In Him all this abides, and from Him all this has arisen—He who stands before me as the primal cause; the God who is the very Self of all beings, and who is higher even than the highest—upon that Supreme Lord my mind rests.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यतः: from whom/whence
• यतः: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (relative adverb: from which/whence)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्पन्नम्: arisen, produced
• उत्पन्नम्: Karta (Predicate adjective to ‘सर्वम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत् + √पद्/√पद्? (धातु) → उत्पन्न (कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle), कर्मणि प्रयोगः

• मत्पुरःसरम्: preceded by me; with me as the forerunner
• मत्पुरःसरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘मम पुरःसरः’ = having me in front/preceded by me)

• सर्वभूतः: (the one of) all beings
• सर्वभूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सर्वेषां भूतानाम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lord/one related to all beings)

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

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Apposition to ‘यः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पराणाम्: of the higher/others
• पराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समूह), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: even/also)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक

• परः: supreme, beyond
• परः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; contemplative description of the Supreme Vishnu)

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Primary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme Lord is both the source from which all arises and the inner Self in whom all abides, transcending even the highest beings.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice īśvara-smaraṇa by seeing the Lord as the indwelling Self in all beings and as the ultimate source behind daily events.

Vishishtadvaita: Strong antaryāmin-and-cause doctrine: the world and selves abide in Him (śarīra), while He remains the supreme Person beyond all.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman (philosophical)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of describing Vishnu as both the source and the abode of all in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as the material and efficient ground of the cosmos—everything arises from Him and exists in Him—establishing divine sovereignty over creation (sarga) while affirming His immanence within all beings.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Supreme Lord’s transcendence in this passage?

By saying “parāṇām api yaḥ paraḥ,” Parāśara indicates that Vishnu surpasses even the highest categories of existence or divinity, framing Him as the ultimate, incomparable Supreme Reality.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu being called “sarvabhūtaḥ” here?

It highlights Vishnu as the indwelling reality of all creatures—supporting Vaishnava philosophical readings where the Lord is present within the world and souls while remaining supremely beyond them.