Shloka 60

Devanagari script

एवम् एष जगत् सर्वं परिपाति करोति च हन्ति चान्तेष्व् अनन्तात्मा नास्त्य् अस्माद् व्यतिरेकि यत्

Transliteration

evam eṣa jagat sarvaṃ paripāti karoti ca hanti cānteṣv anantātmā nāsty asmād vyatireki yat

Translation

Thus the Infinite Self protects this entire universe, sets it into activity, and at the end of time withdraws it again; there is nothing whatsoever apart from Him.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

• एषः: this (one), he
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• जगत्: world, universe
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom./Acc.); एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier of जगत्)

• परिपाति: protects, guards
• परिपाति: Kriya (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि+पा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• करोति: does, creates
• करोति: Kriya (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• हन्ति: kills, destroys
• हन्ति: Kriya (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• अन्तेषु: at the ends, at the conclusion(s)
• अन्तेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); बहुवचन (Plural)

• अनन्तात्मा: the infinite-souled one
• अनन्तात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समास (anantaḥ ātmā yasya/yaḥ)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is, exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• अस्मात्: from this (one), from him
• अस्मात्: Apadana (Source/Separation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग-प्रयोग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• व्यतिरेकि: separate, distinct
• व्यतिरेकि: Karma (Predicate complement to यत्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यतिरेकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom./Acc.); एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier of यत्)

• यत्: whatever (that)
• यत्: Karta/Karma (Relative clause pivot)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom./Acc.); एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Manvantara-cycles and Vishnu’s all-pervasive causal sovereignty over creation, maintenance, and withdrawal

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Kalpa

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda (universe)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Infinite Self alone performs creation, preservation, and dissolution, and nothing exists outside Him.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Contemplate all experiences as dependent on the Lord’s sustaining presence, cultivating steadiness and surrender.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the Lord as both efficient and material cause while all entities remain inseparable from Him as His modes (prakāra).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of cosmic preservation, creation, and dissolution in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as the single sovereign principle behind the universe’s maintenance, origination, and end-of-cycle withdrawal—framing cosmic time (including Manvantaras) as governed by the Lord.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea that nothing is separate from Vishnu?

Parāśara states that there is no entity ‘vyatireka’ (independent remainder) apart from the Infinite Self—implying all beings and processes exist through Vishnu’s indwelling presence and dependence on Him.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the ultimate ground of reality and the controller of cosmic functions, supporting Vaishnava theology where the world is real yet wholly upheld and pervaded by the Supreme Lord.