Shloka 7

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

प्रणेता मनसो बुद्धेर् इन्द्रियाणां गुणात्मक त्रिगुणातीत निर्द्वन्द्व शुद्ध सर्वहृदिस्थित

Transliteration

praṇetā manaso buddher indriyāṇāṃ guṇātmaka triguṇātīta nirdvandva śuddha sarvahṛdisthita

Translation

He is the Lord who impels the mind and the intellect, the inner Ruler of the senses and their qualities. Though pervading the realm of the guṇas, He transcends the three guṇas—free from all dualities, utterly pure, abiding in the heart of every being.

Word by Word

• प्रणेता: leader, ordainer
• प्रणेता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇetṛ (प्रातिपदिक) < pra-√nī (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मनसः: of the mind
• मनसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• बुद्धेः: of the intellect
• बुद्धेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• इन्द्रियाणाम्: of the senses
• इन्द्रियाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गुणात्मक: having the nature of the guṇas
• गुणात्मक: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guṇa + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) प्रणेता-शब्दस्य

• त्रिगुणातीत: beyond the three guṇas
• त्रिगुणातीत: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri + guṇa + atīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• निर्द्वन्द्व: free from dualities
• निर्द्वन्द्व: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir + dvandva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• शुद्ध: pure
• शुद्ध: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• सर्वहृदिस्थित: dwelling in all hearts
• सर्वहृदिस्थित: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + hṛd + sthita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya in a descriptive hymn to Vishnu)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Supreme is the inner controller of mind, intellect, and senses, immanent in all yet transcending the three guṇas and all dualities.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice inward contemplation: observe mental and sensory movements as governed by the indwelling Lord, cultivating equanimity beyond guṇa-driven reactions.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms Viṣṇu as antaryāmin (immanent ruler) while remaining triguṇātīta (transcendent), a key qualified non-dual stance.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu being 'sarva-hṛdi-sthita' (present in every heart) in the Vishnu Purana?

It presents Vishnu as the indwelling Lord who pervades all beings as the inner ruler, guiding inner life while remaining the supreme, transcendent reality.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Lord’s relationship to the mind, intellect, and senses here?

Parāśara describes Vishnu as the praṇetā—the one who directs and empowers the mind (manas), intellect (buddhi), and the senses, making their functions possible.

What is the theological importance of Vishnu being 'triguṇātīta' (beyond the three guṇas) in this context?

It affirms that while the cosmos operates through guṇas, Vishnu is not bound by prakṛti; He is the pure supreme Lord, fit to be worshipped as Para Brahman in Vaishnava philosophy.