Shloka 19

सप्तद्वीप-समुद्र-प्रमाणम्: प्लक्षादि-द्वीपवर्णनं, लोकालोक-सीमा, चन्द्र-समुद्र-वृद्धिक्षयः

Devanagari script

इज्यते तत्र भगवांस् तैर् वर्णैर् आर्यकादिभिः सोमरूपी जगत्स्रष्टा सर्वः सर्वेश्वरो हरिः

Transliteration

ijyate tatra bhagavāṃs tair varṇair āryakādibhiḥ somarūpī jagatsraṣṭā sarvaḥ sarveśvaro hariḥ

Translation

There, the Blessed Lord is worshipped by those classes—beginning with the Āryakas—He who abides as Soma, the Creator of the universe, the All that pervades all, Hari, the Supreme Lord of every lord.

Word by Word

• इज्यते: is worshipped
• इज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), आत्मनेपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• वर्णैः: by the classes (varṇas)
• वर्णैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आर्यकादिभिः: by the Āryakas and others
• आर्यकादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्यक + आदि (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’-समास (āryakādayaḥ)

• सोमरूपी: having the form of Soma
• सोमरूपी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सोम + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-प्रायः/तत्पुरुष-रूपेण ‘सोम-रूपः’

• जगत्स्रष्टा: creator of the world
• जगत्स्रष्टा: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + स्रष्टृ (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (jagataḥ sraṣṭā)

• सर्वः: all (pervading)
• सर्वः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वेश्वरः: Lord of all
• सर्वेश्वरः: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sarvasya īśvaraḥ)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the inhabitants of Plakṣadvīpa worship Bhagavān in a Soma-form and His supreme lordship

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: reverent and revealing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Dvipas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Bhagavān Hari is the all-pervading supreme Lord and creator, worshipped through a particular cosmic aspect (Soma) by the dvīpa’s varṇas.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Adopt steady worship that recognizes the one Lord behind diverse divine functions and symbols.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord is both transcendent ‘Sarveśvara’ and immanently present as a functional cosmic form (Soma), supporting qualified non-dualism.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)
• Soma (Moon principle)
• Āryakas

FAQs

What is the significance of Soma-rūpī (Vishnu as Soma) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as manifesting through Soma—the nourishing, cooling, nectar-like principle—showing that cosmic functions (like sustenance and fertility) are expressions of the one Supreme Lord.

How does Sage Parāśara explain worship in different regions of the world?

In the sacred-geography narrative, Parāśara notes that specific communities worship the same Bhagavān in regionally recognized forms, while affirming His universal identity as creator and Lord of all.

What is the theological importance of calling Hari ‘sarvaḥ sarveśvaraḥ’ here?

It asserts Vishnu’s supremacy and all-pervasiveness: He is not merely a deity among others, but the sovereign source and inner ruler of all beings and powers, aligning with strong Vaiṣṇava metaphysics.