Shloka 14

आदित्यकर्म, त्रयीमयी वैष्णवी शक्तिः, सवितुरन्तर्यामी

The Sun’s Function and Vishnu’s Vedic Śakti within Savitṛ

Devanagari script

एवं सा सात्त्विकी शक्तिर् वैष्णवी या त्रयीमयी आत्मसप्तगणस्थं तं भास्वन्तम् अधितिष्ठति

Transliteration

evaṃ sā sāttvikī śaktir vaiṣṇavī yā trayīmayī ātmasaptagaṇasthaṃ taṃ bhāsvantam adhitiṣṭhati

Translation

Thus that sāttvika Power—Vaiṣṇava in essence and formed of the Vedic triad—presides over the Radiant One, established within the Self among the sevenfold hosts, sustaining him from within as his governing presence.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• सा: she/that (power)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सात्त्विकी: sāttvic (pure)
• सात्त्विकी: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सात्त्विक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शक्तेः विशेषणम्

• शक्तिः: power/energy
• शक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• वैष्णवी: belonging to Viṣṇu
• वैष्णवी: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शक्तेः विशेषणम्

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

• त्रयी-मयी: consisting of the three (Vedas)
• त्रयी-मयी: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयी (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक/तद्धितार्थ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; त्रयीमयी = त्रय्या मयी (consisting of the triad—three Vedas)

• आत्म-सप्त-गण-स्थम्: situated in the seven groups of the self
• आत्म-सप्त-गण-स्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; आत्मसप्तगणस्थम् = आत्मनि सप्तगणे स्थितम् (located in the seven groups within the self)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भास्वन्तम्: shining, radiant
• भास्वन्तम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अधितिष्ठति: presides over / governs
• अधितिष्ठति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; अधि + तिष्ठति

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The sāttvika, Vaiṣṇavī śakti—Veda-formed—presides within as the indwelling governor, sustaining the radiant cosmic principle from inside.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice inward recollection (smaraṇa) of the Lord as antaryāmin, letting sattva (clarity) guide speech, ritual, and conduct.

Vishishtadvaita: Explicit antaryāmin governance: the Lord’s śakti indwells and directs, supporting the Viśiṣṭādvaita view of Brahman as immanent controller of real modes (cit/acit).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman (philosophical)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vaishnavi Shakti
• Trayi (the three Vedas)
• Sevenfold hosts (sapta-gaṇa)

FAQs

What is the significance of Vaishnavi Shakti in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, Vaishnavi Shakti is the sattvic, Vishnu-derived power that presides over and sustains the radiant cosmic principle, portraying Vishnu’s sovereignty as an inner governor of order.

How does Sage Parashara explain the Vedic basis (Trayi) of cosmic governance?

Parashara presents the sustaining power as “trayīmayī”—formed of the three Vedas—implying that cosmic stability and right order are rooted in Vedic principle, not merely physical mechanics.

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

Vishnu is implied as the Supreme Reality whose own sattvic energy rules and upholds the shining cosmic functionaries, emphasizing divine immanence (indwelling rule) alongside transcendence.