Shloka 62

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

एष ब्रह्मा तथैवायं सह रुद्रैस् त्रिलोचनः सर्वादित्यैः समं पूषा पावको ऽयं सहाग्निभिः

Transliteration

eṣa brahmā tathaivāyaṃ saha rudrais trilocanaḥ sarvādityaiḥ samaṃ pūṣā pāvako 'yaṃ sahāgnibhiḥ

Translation

Here, indeed, is Brahmā; and here is the three-eyed Lord together with the Rudras. Here is Pūṣan along with all the Ādityas; and here is the blazing Fire together with the host of Agnis—each power and office gathered into the One Supreme Reality.

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (preposition/adverb: ‘with’)

• रुद्रैः: with the Rudras
• रुद्रैः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• त्रिलोचनः: the three-eyed one (Śiva)
• त्रिलोचनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (‘यस्य त्रीणि लोचनानि सः’)

• सर्वादित्यैः: with all the Ādityas
• सर्वादित्यैः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘सर्वे आदित्याः’)

• समम्: together; equally
• समम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘equally/together’)

• पूषा: Pūṣan
• पूषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पावकः: Pāvaka (fire)
• पावकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (with)

• अग्निभिः: with the fires
• अग्निभिः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Demonstration that all divine offices—Brahmā, Rudra, Ādityas, Agnis—are present in and dependent on the One supreme reality

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All deities and their powers—creator, destroyer, solar forces, and fire—are unified as functions within the one supreme Lord.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: See diverse powers in life (creation, change, energy) as coordinated expressions of one divine source, reducing sectarian rivalry and cultivating integrated worship.

Vishishtadvaita: Supports ‘one Lord with many modes’: plurality of devatās as real, dependent attributes/ministries (śeṣa-bhāva) of the Supreme, not independent absolutes.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Rudra (Shiva)
• Rudras
• Adityas
• Pushan
• Agni
• Agnis

FAQs

What is the significance of identifying Brahmā, Rudra, Ādityas, and Agni in one place in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse teaches that the many gods are not rival ultimates but powers and cosmic offices grounded in the One Supreme—Vishnu—who contains and governs them all.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the unity of multiple deities without denying their roles?

Parāśara presents them as real functional manifestations—creation (Brahmā), dissolution (Rudra), solar order (Ādityas/Pūṣan), and sacrificial fire (Agni)—yet ultimately unified in the Supreme being addressed in the passage.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Vishnu is affirmed as the Supreme Reality and inner ruler of all divine forms, establishing a Vaishnava cosmology where all deities operate within His sovereignty.