Shloka 83

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

Devanagari script

त्वं भूतिः सन्नतिः कीर्तिः क्षान्तिर् द्यौः पृथिवी धृतिः लज्जा पुष्टिर् उषा या च काचिद् अन्या त्वम् एव सा

Transliteration

tvaṃ bhūtiḥ sannatiḥ kīrtiḥ kṣāntir dyauḥ pṛthivī dhṛtiḥ lajjā puṣṭir uṣā yā ca kācid anyā tvam eva sā

Translation

You are prosperity; you are reverent humility; you are fame. You are forbearance; you are the heaven and the earth; you are steadfastness. You are modesty; you are nourishment; you are the dawn.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• भूतिः: prosperity, well-being
• भूतिः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — predicate nominative

• सन्नतिः: humility, reverence
• सन्नतिः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्नति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — predicate nominative

• कीर्तिः: fame, glory
• कीर्तिः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — predicate nominative

• क्षान्तिः: forbearance, patience
• क्षान्तिः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — predicate nominative

• द्यौः: the sky, heaven
• द्यौः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (वैदिक-प्रयोग), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'sky/heaven'

• पृथिवी: the earth
• पृथिवी: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — predicate nominative

• धृतिः: steadfastness, support
• धृतिः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — predicate nominative

• लज्जा: modesty, shame
• लज्जा: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — predicate nominative

• पुष्टिः: nourishment, prosperity
• पुष्टिः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — predicate nominative

• उषा: dawn
• उषा: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — predicate nominative

• या: who/which
• या: Pradhana-predicative (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — relative pronoun

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय-बोधक) — conjunction 'and'

• काचित्: some (one), any (one)
• काचित्: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क + चित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — indefinite pronoun 'some'

• अन्या: other
• अन्या: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate-qualifier/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — agrees with (implicit) स्त्री; 'other'

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — emphatic repetition

• एव: indeed, alone
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण) — emphatic particle

• सा: she/that (one)
• सा: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — demonstrative pronoun

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Lord Viṣṇu in an opening eulogy, within the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue frame)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The nature of divine śakti as all-pervading excellence and the ground of virtues and cosmic supports.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All excellences—prosperity, humility, fame, forbearance, and even cosmic supports like heaven and earth—are modes (vibhūtis) of the one divine reality addressed.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice seeing virtues and supports of life as divine manifestations; cultivate gratitude and reverence rather than egoic ownership.

Vishishtadvaita: Qualified non-dualism: the many attributes and cosmic constituents are real, yet exist as the Lord’s śarīra (body) and vibhūti, pervaded and owned by Him.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of listing virtues like prosperity, fame, and patience in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Viṣṇu as the inner source of all auspicious qualities—ethical virtues and cosmic principles alike—showing that goodness and order ultimately rest in the Supreme.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine immanence in this context?

By identifying heaven, earth, and human virtues as “You,” Parāśara frames the world and its excellences as dependent manifestations of Viṣṇu rather than independent realities.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Viṣṇu is affirmed as the all-pervading sovereign foundation—both the cosmos (dyauḥ, pṛthivī) and the virtues that sustain dharma—supporting a strongly theistic, attribute-rich vision of the Absolute.