Shloka 32

अक्रूरस्य गोकुलगमनम्—दर्शन-लालसा, अंशावतार-बोधः, विष्णु-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

ज्ञानात्मकस्यामलसत्त्वराशेर् अपेतदोषस्य सदा स्फुटस्य किं वा जगत्य् अत्र समस्तपुंसाम् अज्ञातम् अस्यास्ति हृदि स्थितस्य

Transliteration

jñānātmakasyāmalasattvarāśer apetadoṣasya sadā sphuṭasya kiṃ vā jagaty atra samastapuṃsām ajñātam asyāsti hṛdi sthitasya

Translation

He is pure consciousness itself—an immaculate mass of sattva, free from every defect, ever self-manifest and unmistakably clear. What in this world could be unknown to Him, who abides established within the heart of all beings?

Word by Word

• jñāna-ātmakasya: of the knowledge-natured
• jñāna-ātmakasya: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (विशेष्यापेक्षया), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ज्ञानं आत्मा यस्य/ज्ञानात्मक)

• amala-sattva-rāśeḥ: of the heap/mass of pure sattva
• amala-sattva-rāśeḥ: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक) + sattva (प्रातिपदिक) + rāśi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अमलं सत्त्वं यस्य/अमलसत्त्व) + (सत्त्वस्य राशिः)

• apeta-doṣasya: of the one from whom faults have departed
• apeta-doṣasya: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apeta (कृदन्त) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दोषः अपेतः यस्मात्)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• sphuṭasya: of the manifest/clear
• sphuṭasya: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sphuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (Interrogative object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-समुच्चय (disjunctive particle: or)

• jagati: in the world
• jagati: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place: here)

• samasta-puṃsām: of all people
• samasta-puṃsām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदिक) + pumān (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (समस्तानां पुंसाम्)

• ajñātam: unknown
• ajñātam: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्तृसमाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-jñāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• hṛdi: in the heart
• hṛdi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• sthitasya: of the one abiding (there)
• sthitasya: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Krishna’s divinity as understood by Akrūra

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He manifests among beings while remaining ever-pure, to guide and protect, knowing all as the indwelling Lord.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Reaffirmation of divine omniscience and moral order under the Antaryāmin

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is self-luminous pure consciousness, free of defects, and as the Antaryāmin in every heart nothing is unknown to Him.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice ethical transparency and inward remembrance, living as if seen from within; cultivate steadiness through meditation on the indwelling Hari.

Vishishtadvaita: Strong Antaryāmin doctrine: the transcendent Lord is immanently present in all hearts, supporting qualified non-dualism (cit and acit as His modes).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Antaryāmin (Indwelling Lord)
• All beings (sarva-bhūta)

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu being 'hṛdi sthita' (situated in the heart) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as the Antaryāmin—present within all beings as the inner ruler—grounding devotion and ethics in the idea that the Supreme Lord directly witnesses and governs from within.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Vishnu’s nature here?

Parāśara describes Vishnu as jñānātman (pure consciousness), composed of spotless sattva, devoid of दोष (limitations/impurities), and eternally self-revealing—therefore nothing can be unknown to Him.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the omniscient, flawless Supreme Reality who is both transcendent (free from defects) and immanent (dwelling in all hearts), a key Purāṇic foundation for later Vaishnava Vedānta.