Shloka 10

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशानां कर्ता कर्तृपतिर् भवान् ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाख्याभिर् आत्ममूर्तिभिर् ईश्वर

Transliteration

sṛṣṭisthitivināśānāṃ kartā kartṛpatir bhavān brahmaviṣṇuśivākhyābhir ātmamūrtibhir īśvara

Translation

You are the doer of creation, preservation, and dissolution—and the sovereign Lord of all who act. O Īśvara, through your own self-manifest forms named Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, you carry out these cosmic functions.

Word by Word

• सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशानाम्: of creation, maintenance, and destruction
• सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛṣṭi + sthiti + vināśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्वे एकवचन-प्रायः; अत्र बहुवचन-षष्ठी), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कर्ता: doer, agent
• कर्ता: Pratipādya (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kartṛ (प्रातिपदिक) < √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कर्तृपतिः: lord of the agents (doers)
• कर्तृपतिः: Pratipādya (Predicate nominative/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kartṛ + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवान्: you (honored one)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific)

• ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाख्याभिः: by (forms) named Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva
• ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवाख्याभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman + viṣṇu + śiva + ākhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); ākhyā = ‘named’; विशेषण आत्ममूर्तिभिः

• आत्ममूर्तिभिः: by (your) own forms/embodiments
• आत्ममूर्तिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ईश्वर: O Lord
• ईश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; verse framed as doctrinal praise/exposition of the Supreme Lord)

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Kalpa

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The one Īśvara performs creation, preservation, and dissolution through His own self-manifest functional forms known as Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Hold a unified theistic vision: honor diverse divine functions while grounding worship in the one Supreme source behind them, reducing sectarian fragmentation.

Vishishtadvaita: Establishes a single Supreme (Viṣṇu as Īśvara) who assumes functional modes; plurality of deities is integrated as dependent manifestations, not independent ultimates.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Ishvara (Supreme Lord)
• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

What is the significance of the Trimūrti in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva as the Lord’s own self-forms through which creation, preservation, and dissolution are administered, emphasizing one supreme sovereignty behind the three functions.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine agency in creation and dissolution?

He describes the Supreme as both the direct doer of cosmic processes and the ruler of all secondary doers, indicating that all operative powers ultimately depend on the one Īśvara.

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

The teaching underscores that the ultimate reality is a single supreme Lord who governs all cosmic roles; the Trimūrti functions are subordinate expressions of that highest sovereignty, aligning with core Vaiṣṇava metaphysics.