Shloka 69

दुर्वासाशापः, क्षीरसागरमन्थनम्, श्रीः (लक्ष्मी) उद्भवः तथा श्रीस्तुतिः

Devanagari script

यो ऽयं तवागतो देव समीपं देवतागणः स त्वम् एव जगत्स्रष्टा यतः सर्वगतो भवान्

Transliteration

yo 'yaṃ tavāgato deva samīpaṃ devatāgaṇaḥ sa tvam eva jagatsraṣṭā yataḥ sarvagato bhavān

Translation

O Lord—this very host of gods that has come into Your presence is none other than You Yourself; for You alone are the Creator of the universe, since You pervade and abide everywhere.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• आगतः: come, arrived
• आगतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• देव: O god, O Lord
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• समीपम्: near, to the vicinity
• समीपम्: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Locative sense via accusative/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे कर्म/देशाधिकरणार्थक (to the vicinity)

• देवतागणः: the group of deities
• देवतागणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: देवतानां गणः; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• सः: that (one)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; निर्देश (correlative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• एव: indeed, alone
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• जगत्स्रष्टा: creator of the world
• जगत्स्रष्टा: Pradhāna-nirdeśya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + स्रष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: जगतः स्रष्टा; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय

• यतः: because, since
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/सम्बन्धसूचक (from which/because)

• सर्वगतः: all-pervading
• सर्वगतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास: सर्वः गतः (everywhere-going); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भवान्: you (honored one)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम-प्रयोग; कर्ता/विधेयसमर्थ

Speaker

A devatā (one of the assembled gods) addressing Lord Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda (universe)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Because Viṣṇu is all-pervading, the entire host of gods is not independent from Him; He alone is the universe’s creator and immanent presence.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Contemplate pervasion (sarvagatatva) in daily life—see all agencies as dependent on the Lord, cultivating humility and unified devotion.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms both transcendence (creator) and immanence (sarvagata): multiplicity of devas exists as dependent realities within the one supreme Viṣṇu.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman (philosophical)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas (Devata-gana)

FAQs

What is the significance of calling the devatā-gaṇa “You Yourself” in the Vishnu Purana?

It affirms that the gods function within the Supreme Lord’s all-pervading reality—dependent on Vishnu, who is their inner ruler and the ground of their power.

How does the Vishnu Purana present the concept of sarvagata (all-pervading) here?

By linking Vishnu’s omnipresence to His creative sovereignty: because He pervades all, He alone can be the source and sustainer of the cosmos and its divine orders.

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

Vishnu is praised as the Supreme Reality—creator and omnipresent—while the assembled deities are portrayed as subordinate, deriving their existence and authority from Him.