Shloka 39

देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्

Devanagari script

आत्मात्मदेहगुणवद्विचाराचारि यद् वचः तद् अप्य् आद्यपते नान्यद् अध्यात्मात्मस्वरूपवत्

Transliteration

ātmātmadehaguṇavadvicārācāri yad vacaḥ tad apy ādyapate nānyad adhyātmātmasvarūpavat

Translation

Whatever speech moves in reflective inquiry—speaking of the self, the inner self, the body, and the qualities—O Lord of the beginning, that too is not other than You; for it proceeds in accord with the very nature of the supreme Self within.

Word by Word

• आत्मात्मदेहगुणवत्: possessing qualities of self, body, and guṇas
• आत्मात्मदेहगुणवत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (having qualities of self/body etc.) + वत्-प्रत्यय (possessive)

• विचाराचारि: moving in/engaged in inquiry
• विचाराचारि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचार (प्रातिपदिक) + चारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (moving/operating in reflection)

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• वचः: speech/statement
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संकेत सर्वनाम

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘also/even’)

• आद्यपते: O primeval Lord
• आद्यपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (ādi-pati = ‘lord of the beginning/primeval lord’)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• अध्यात्मात्मस्वरूपवत्: having the nature of the inner self
• अध्यात्मात्मस्वरूपवत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अध्यात्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास + वत्-प्रत्यय (possessive: ‘having the nature of the inner self’)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All discourse that analyzes self, body, and qualities ultimately moves within the Lord’s own reality, because the supreme inner Self (adhyātma-ātman) is not other than Him as indweller.

Vedantic Theme: Atman

Application: Turn self-inquiry into God-centered contemplation: see mind-body analysis as a means to recognize the indwelling Lord and cultivate surrender.

Vishishtadvaita: Strong antaryāmin emphasis: the supreme Self is immanent within embodied selves, enabling ‘non-otherness’ without erasing real distinctions.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of adhyātma (inner spirituality) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

It frames all genuine reflection on self, body, and qualities as rooted in the supreme inner Self—Vishnu—so spiritual inquiry is ultimately inquiry into Him.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between philosophical speech and the Supreme Lord here?

He teaches that even analytical discourse about the self and guṇas is ‘not other’ than the primordial Lord, because it functions by and within the Lord’s own inner-Self nature.

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

Vishnu is presented as the foundational reality behind cognition and doctrine itself—speech about spiritual truth points to Him as the Supreme Self and ultimate referent.