Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

व्यक्ताव्यक्तस्वरूपस् त्वं समष्टिव्यष्टिरूपवान् सर्वज्ञः सर्वदृक् सर्वशक्तिज्ञानबलर्द्धिमान्

Transliteration

vyaktāvyaktasvarūpas tvaṃ samaṣṭivyaṣṭirūpavān sarvajñaḥ sarvadṛk sarvaśaktijñānabalarddhimān

Translation

You are of the nature of both the manifest and the unmanifest; You are the One who appears as the totality and as the individual. All-knowing, all-seeing, You possess every power—endowed with knowledge, strength, and sovereign plenitude.

Word by Word

• vyakta-avyakta-svarūpaḥ: having manifest-and-unmanifest nature
• vyakta-avyakta-svarūpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyakta (प्रातिपदिक) + avyakta (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (vyakta-avyakta) + तत्पुरुष (svarūpaḥ) = whose nature is manifest and unmanifest

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• samaṣṭi-vyaṣṭi-rūpavān: having collective and individual forms
• samaṣṭi-vyaṣṭi-rūpavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samaṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + vyaṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (samaṣṭi-vyaṣṭi) + बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः with rūpavān (possessing form)

• sarvajñaḥ: omniscient
• sarvajñaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (sarvaṃ jānāti)

• sarvadṛk: all-seeing
• sarvadṛk: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + dṛś (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कृदन्त (दृश् धातोः क्विप्/क्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘दृक्’ = seer) + तत्पुरुष (sarvaṃ paśyati)

• sarva-śakti-jñāna-bala-ṛddhimān: possessing all power, knowledge, strength, and prosperity
• sarva-śakti-jñāna-bala-ṛddhimān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛddhi-mat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (sarvāḥ śaktayaḥ, jñānaṃ, balaṃ, ṛddhiś ca yasya)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; verse functions as a praise/definition of Vishnu as Supreme Reality)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the Lord relates to the manifest/unmanifest and to the collective (samaṣṭi) and individual (vyaṣṭi), possessing omniscience and omnipotence.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Primary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda (universe)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord encompasses both unmanifest (avyakta) and manifest (vyakta) reality, appearing as the total cosmos and as the indwelling individual, endowed with limitless knowledge and power.

Vedantic Theme: Atman

Application: See the same divine governance in cosmic order and in personal conscience; align actions with that inner witnessing presence.

Vishishtadvaita: Explicitly supports immanence-transcendence: the Lord is both samaṣṭi (universal body) and vyaṣṭi (inner ruler of each self), central to the śarīra-śarīrī relation.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of the manifest and unmanifest (vyakta–avyakta) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as the ground of both realms—the perceptible universe and the subtle, unmanifest source—showing that creation and its cause are encompassed in the Supreme Lord.

How does Sage Parāśara explain samaṣṭi and vyaṣṭi in this context?

Parāśara describes Vishnu as appearing as the cosmic whole (samaṣṭi) and also as the individual particulars (vyaṣṭi), expressing divine immanence without denying transcendence.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is affirmed as Para Brahman: omniscient, all-seeing, and the possessor of all powers—making him the ultimate sovereign principle behind cosmology and spiritual knowledge in the Purana.