Shloka 102

सूर्यरथ-कालचक्र-आयनविभागः, संध्योपासनम्, देवयान-पितृयानम्, विष्णुपद-गङ्गावतरणम्

Devanagari script

यत्रोतम् एतत् प्रोतं च यद् भूतं सचराचरम् भाव्यं च विश्वं मैत्रेय तद् विष्णोः परमं पदम्

Transliteration

yatrotam etat protaṃ ca yad bhūtaṃ sacarācaram bhāvyaṃ ca viśvaṃ maitreya tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

Translation

That in which this entire universe is woven and interwoven—whatever has been, all that moves and does not move, and even the world yet to be—O Maitreya, that is Vishnu’s supreme station.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—देशवाचक (relative adverb)

• ओतम्: woven in
• ओतम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वे/वा (धातु) → ओत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'woven/inserted'

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रोतम्: interwoven
• प्रोतम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + वे/वा (धातु) → प्रोत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'interwoven/strung through'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय (conjunction)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshya (Relative/यद्-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative)

• भूतम्: what has become; the past
• भूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (धातु) → भूत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) 'become/being'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सचराचरम्: with the moving and the unmoving
• सचराचरम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + चर + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (चर + अचर) उपपद-पूर्वक 'स-'

• भाव्यम्: what is to be; the future
• भाव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (धातु) → भाव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: भाव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (future/fit-to-be), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय (conjunction)

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मैत्रेय: O Maitreya
• मैत्रेय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• तद्: that
• तद्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पदम्: abode/state
• पदम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Nature of Viṣṇu’s supreme station and His relation to the universe

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda (universe)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All that was, is, and will be—moving and unmoving—abides in Viṣṇu, who is the immanent and transcendent support in whom the universe is woven and interwoven.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice discernment: see all beings and events as resting in God, fostering reverence, non-violence, and steady devotion amid change.

Vishishtadvaita: The ‘woven/interwoven’ metaphor supports the śarīra-śarīrī relation: the universe is God’s body, pervaded and sustained by Him without erasing real distinctions.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman (philosophical)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Maitreya

FAQs

What is the significance of “paramaṁ padam” (the supreme abode) in the Vishnu Purana?

Here it means Vishnu as the ultimate, all-pervading ground in which the entire cosmos—past and future, moving and unmoving—is held together and sustained.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the universe’s dependence on Vishnu in this passage?

By using the metaphor of cloth and thread—“woven and interwoven”—Parāśara presents the world as inseparable from Vishnu’s sustaining presence, yet ultimately resting in Him.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as Supreme Reality (the final support and goal), not merely a deity within the cosmos—emphasizing divine sovereignty over time, beings, and cosmic becoming.