Shloka 82

Devanagari script

तुल्यवेषास् तु मनुजा देवैस् तत्रैकरूपिणः

Transliteration

tulyaveṣās tu manujā devais tatraikarūpiṇaḥ

Translation

There, human beings wear the same attire as the gods; in that realm they appear of a single, godlike form.

Word by Word

• तुल्यवेषाः: of similar attire
• तुल्यवेषाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः (तुल्यः वेषः यस्य)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• मनुजाः: men / humans
• मनुजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• देवैः: with the gods / like the gods
• देवैः: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

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

• एकरूपिणः: of one (same) form
• एकरूपिणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (एक-रूपिन् = ‘of one form’)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Nature of inhabitants across the dvīpas and how their bodies/cultures reflect their realms

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: matter-of-fact

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Dvipas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Embodiment and social appearance vary with loka/dvīpa conditions, indicating graded realities within the single cosmos.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Reflect on how environment and guṇa-conditionings shape identity; cultivate sāttvika habits to ‘deva-like’ clarity rather than rājasa-tāmasa distortion.

Vishishtadvaita: Diversity of bodies across realms still belongs to one ordered universe upheld by the Lord; difference-in-unity is natural to reality.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Humans (Manujas)

FAQs

What is the significance of humans appearing like Devas in this Vishnu Purana verse?

It indicates that in certain higher realms, embodied distinctions diminish outwardly—humans share divine-like appearance and attire, reflecting the refined conditions of that loka.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the nature of beings across different lokas?

Parāśara describes lokas as having distinct qualities; as one ascends, beings exhibit more luminous, uniform, and deva-like characteristics, showing graded cosmic order.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu in this context?

The ordered hierarchy of realms and the transformation of beings within them is presented as part of the cosmos sustained and governed by Vishnu, the supreme regulator of universal harmony.