Shloka 30

Devanagari script

स ऋङ्मयः साममयः सर्वात्मा स यजुर्मयः ऋग्यजुःसामसारात्मा स एवात्मा शरीरिणाम्

Transliteration

sa ṛṅmayaḥ sāmamayaḥ sarvātmā sa yajurmayaḥ ṛgyajuḥsāmasārātmā sa evātmā śarīriṇām

Translation

He is of the Ṛg, of the Sāman, the inner Self of all; He is of the Yajus as well. He is the inmost essence of Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman—He alone is the Ātman abiding in embodied beings.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ऋङ्मयः: consisting of the Ṛg (Veda)
• ऋङ्मयः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋक् + मय (प्रातिपदिक; ऋक्/ऋच् + मय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (made of/consisting of Ṛgveda)

• साममयः: consisting of the Sāman (Veda)
• साममयः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सामन् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वात्मा: the Self of all
• सर्वात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate noun)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यजुर्मयः: consisting of the Yajus (Veda)
• यजुर्मयः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यजुस् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ऋग्यजुःसामसारात्मा: whose self is the essence of Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman
• ऋग्यजुःसामसारात्मा: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक् + यजुस् + सामन् + सार + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः; ‘ऋग्-यजुः-साम’ इत्येषां सारः (essence) यस्य सः

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• आत्मा: the Self
• आत्मा: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय

• शरीरिणाम्: of embodied beings
• शरीरिणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीरिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the Lord is the essence of Vedic revelation and the indwelling Self of embodied beings

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is the living essence of the Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman and is also the very Self within all embodied beings.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Approach Vedic study/chanting as direct worship, and pair it with inner recollection of the same Lord seated in the heart.

Vishishtadvaita: Identifies Brahman with both śabda (Veda) and antaryāmin (inner ruler), integrating revelation and immanence in a personal theism.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Atman (Self)

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu being described as 'made of the Vedas' in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse identifies Vishnu as the living essence and inner meaning of Vedic revelation—showing that the Vedas ultimately point to Him as the Supreme Reality.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the concept of 'sarvātmā' (Self of all)?

Parāśara teaches that Vishnu is not merely a distant deity but the indwelling Self present within every embodied being, sustaining and pervading all life from within.

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

Vishnu is presented as Para Brahman and the inner ruler of all—both transcendent as the Vedic essence and immanent as the Self in all bodies, central to Vaishnava philosophy.