Shloka 34

नग्न-परिभाषा तथा देव-स्तोत्रपूर्वक मायामोह-उत्पत्ति

Defining ‘Nagna’ and the Devas’ Hymn Leading to Māyāmoha

Devanagari script

सकलम् इदम् अजस्य यस्य रूपं परमपदात्मवतः सनातनस्य तम् अनिधनम् अशेषबीजभूतं प्रभुम् अमलं प्रणताः स्म वासुदेवम्

Transliteration

sakalam idam ajasya yasya rūpaṃ paramapadātmavataḥ sanātanasya tam anidhanam aśeṣabījabhūtaṃ prabhum amalaṃ praṇatāḥ sma vāsudevam

Translation

We bow to the spotless Lord Vasudeva—eternal and without end—whose form is this entire universe; though unborn, He is the Self of the supreme abode, the seed-source of all seeds.

Word by Word

• sakalam: entire
• sakalam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• idam: this (universe)
• idam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ajasya: of the Unborn
• ajasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Case 6), एकवचन

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Case 6), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• rūpam: form
• rūpam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन

• parama-pada-ātmavataḥ: of him whose essence is the supreme abode
• parama-pada-ātmavataḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (paramaṃ padaṃ yasya ātmā/ātmavat); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Case 6), एकवचन; विशेषण

• sanātanasya: of the eternal
• sanātanasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Case 6), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• anidhanam: endless / without destruction
• anidhanam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anidhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• aśeṣa-bīja-bhūtam: being the seed of all (things)
• aśeṣa-bīja-bhūtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + bīja (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; bhūta = भूतकृदन्त (PPP of √bhū), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• prabhum: the Lord
• prabhum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन

• amalam: spotless / pure
• amalam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• praṇatāḥ: bowed down
• praṇatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + √nam (धातु) → praṇata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), बहुवचन; कर्तृवाचक-विशेषण (predicate)

• sma: indeed
• sma: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sma (अव्यय)
• Form: स्म-निपात (particle)

• vāsudevam: Vāsudeva
• vāsudevam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; voiced as a hymnic salutation within the discourse)

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Primary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāsudeva is the stainless, eternal Lord whose form is the entire universe and who is the seed-source (bīja) of all causes and effects.

Vedantic Theme: Maya

Application: Contemplate the world as the Lord’s body (śarīra-bhāva) and approach all duties as worship, reducing alienation from the cosmos.

Vishishtadvaita: Strongly supports śarīra-śarīrī-bhāva: the universe as His ‘rūpa’ while He remains the eternal Self of Paramapada—transcendent yet immanent.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Vasudeva

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Vyuha Form: Vasudeva

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of calling Vishnu the “seed of all seeds” (aśeṣa-bīja-bhūta) in the Vishnu Purana?

It presents Vishnu as the ultimate causal ground: all beings and elements arise from him as their source, while he remains transcendent and imperishable.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the universe as Vishnu’s form in this verse?

By stating “sakalaṃ idam… yasya rūpam,” Parāśara identifies the entire cosmos as a manifestation of Vishnu, expressing divine immanence without denying his supremacy beyond the world.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu (Vasudeva) here?

Vasudeva is affirmed as the eternal, stainless Supreme Lord—unborn, endless, and the Self of the highest abode—central to Vaishnava metaphysics and later Vishishtadvaita/Dvaita readings.