Shloka 84

कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

Devanagari script

त्वम् अन्तः सर्वभूतानां सर्वभूतेष्व् अवस्थितः प्रवर्तेते समस्तात्मंस् त्वत्तो भूतभविष्यती

Transliteration

tvam antaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvabhūteṣv avasthitaḥ pravartete samastātmaṃs tvatto bhūtabhaviṣyatī

Translation

You dwell within all beings, abiding in every creature as the inner ruler. O Soul of all, from You alone the entire moving universe is set into motion; what has been and what is yet to come arises from You.

Word by Word

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

• antaḥ: within, inside
• antaḥ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: antar (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• sarvabhūtānām: of all beings
• sarvabhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयभावः: सर्वाणि भूतानि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• sarvabhūteṣu: in all beings
• sarvabhūteṣu: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• avasthitaḥ: situated, abiding
• avasthitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ava-sthā (धातु) → avasthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• pravartete: they proceed, function
• pravartete: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन/बहुवचनरूपेण पाठभेदः; अत्र बहुवचनार्थे (they function)

• samasta-ātmā: O all-souled one / whose self is all
• samasta-ātmā: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samasta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः: समस्तः आत्मा यस्य/समस्तात्मा), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे पाठे ‘समस्तात्मन्’ अपेक्षितम्

• tvattaḥ: from you
• tvattaḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhūta-bhaviṣyatī: past and future (all that was and will be)
• bhūta-bhaviṣyatī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + bhaviṣyat (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (द्वन्द्वः: भूतं च भविष्यत् च), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समाहारद्वन्द्व

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; a hymnic address to Lord Viṣṇu as the Antaryāmin)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: While present as Krishna, He is praised as the inner ruler who animates all beings and all time.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Re-establishing right vision of God as Antaryāmin and source of all motion

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vishnu abides within all beings as Antaryāmin, and from Him alone proceeds the activation of the entire moving universe across past and future.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice seeing the divine presence in all beings and attribute agency and outcomes to the Lord’s inner governance rather than ego.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms qualified non-dualism: the Lord is immanent as inner controller of distinct selves and matter while remaining their transcendent source.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of Antaryāmin (the inner ruler) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Viṣṇu as the indwelling presence in all beings, emphasizing that divine sovereignty operates from within creation, not merely from beyond it.

How does Sage Parāśara explain universal activity and time (past and future) here?

By stating that all motion and becoming proceed from Viṣṇu, Parāśara frames cosmic process—what has occurred and what will occur—as dependent on the Supreme Self.

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

Viṣṇu is affirmed as the supreme ground of being and the sustaining governor of all existence, aligning cosmology with devotion: the world’s order and destiny arise from Him.