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Shloka 63

वंशस्मरण-फलम्, वैशालिका-प्रसङ्गः, रेवती-बलदेव-विवाहः, विष्णु-परतत्त्व-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

मद्रूपम् आस्थाय सृजत्य् अजो यः स्थितौ च यो ऽसौ पुरुषस्वरूपी रुद्रस्वरूपेण च यो ऽत्ति विश्वं धत्ते तथानन्तवपुः समस्तम्

Transliteration

madrūpam āsthāya sṛjaty ajo yaḥ sthitau ca yo 'sau puruṣasvarūpī rudrasvarūpeṇa ca yo 'tti viśvaṃ dhatte tathānantavapuḥ samastam

Translation

He who, assuming my form, creates—though Himself unborn; He who, in the state of preservation, abides as the cosmic Person; and He who, taking the form of Rudra, consumes the universe—He, of infinite manifestations, upholds the whole of all that exists.

Word by Word
मत्my
मत्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनस्य रूपम् ‘मत्’ (enclitic stem used in compound)
रूपम्form
रूपम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
मद्रूपम्my form
मद्रूपम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमत् + रूप (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘मम रूपम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
आस्थायhaving assumed
आस्थाय:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ + स्था (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having assumed/taken’
सृजतिcreates
सृजति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
अजःthe Unborn (Brahmā)
अजः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ब्रह्मा-पर्यायः (the Unborn/Brahmā)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-यः (relative pronoun)
स्थितौin sustenance
स्थितौ:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootस्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणे (locative: in maintenance)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
असौthat (one)
असौ:
Karta (Appositive subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ (demonstrative: that/he)
पुरुषPuruṣa
पुरुष:
Sambandha (Relation within compound/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपदत्वेन
स्वरूपीhaving the form
स्वरूपी:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘स्वरूपिन्’ (having the form of)
पुरुषस्वरूपीin the form of Puruṣa
पुरुषस्वरूपी:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुष + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
Formतत्पुरुषः: ‘पुरुषस्य स्वरूपी’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
रुद्रRudra
रुद्र:
Sambandha (Relation within compound/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपदत्वेन
स्वरूपेणby (his) form
स्वरूपेण:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/प्रकार (instrumental: by/with the form)
रुद्रस्वरूपेणin the form of Rudra
रुद्रस्वरूपेण:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
Formषष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘रुद्रस्य स्वरूपेण’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
अत्तिdevours
अत्ति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअद् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
विश्वम्the universe
विश्वम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
धत्तेsupports/bears
धत्ते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
तथाthus/likewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/likewise)
अनन्तendless
अनन्त:
Sambandha (Qualifier within compound/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमासपूर्वपदत्वेन; ‘endless’
वपुःbody/form
वपुः:
Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-सम्बन्धी)
TypeNoun
Rootवपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहौ उत्तरपदत्वेन
अनन्तवपुःwhose form is infinite
अनन्तवपुः:
Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनन्त + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
Formबहुव्रीहिः: ‘अनन्तं वपुः यस्य सः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
समस्तम्all/entire
समस्तम्:
Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘all/entire’ (qualifying implied object)
Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the unborn Lord alone performs creation, preservation, and dissolution by assuming Brahmā, Puruṣa, and Rudra forms, yet remains infinite and all-supporting.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The unborn Supreme assumes Brahmā for creation, abides as Puruṣa for preservation, becomes Rudra for dissolution, and as infinite-bodied Lord upholds the entirety.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: See diverse powers and deities as expressions of one sustaining reality, reducing sectarianism and deepening single-pointed devotion.

Vishishtadvaita: Unity-in-diversity: one Lord with infinite auspicious modes (ananta-vapuḥ) performs differentiated cosmic roles without losing essential transcendence.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
B
Brahma
R
Rudra (Shiva)

FAQs

This verse presents a unified theology: the Supreme Lord (identified with Vishnu) performs creation, preservation, and dissolution by manifesting appropriate cosmic forms, while remaining transcendent and unborn.

Parāśara frames Brahmā-like creation, Puruṣa-like maintenance, and Rudra-like dissolution as functions or aspects assumed by one Supreme Reality, emphasizing Vishnu’s sovereignty over all cosmic operations.

Vishnu is portrayed as the ultimate ground of being—limitless in forms, sustaining the totality—supporting a Vaishnava reading where all divine agencies are expressions of the one Supreme Lord.

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