Shloka 61

यादवक्षयः, बलराम-निर्याणम्, कृष्णस्य उपसंहारः (प्रभासे विनाशः)

Devanagari script

भगवान् अपि गोविन्दो वासुदेवात्मकं परम् ब्रह्मात्मनि समारोप्य सर्वभूतेष्व् अधारयत्

Transliteration

bhagavān api govindo vāsudevātmakaṃ param brahmātmani samāropya sarvabhūteṣv adhārayat

Translation

Even the Blessed Lord Govinda, establishing within the Self the Supreme Brahman whose very essence is Vāsudeva, sustained that Reality as the inner support of all beings.

Word by Word

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle; 'also/even')

• गोविन्दः: Govinda
• गोविन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); भगवान् इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्

• वासुदेवात्मकम्: having the nature of Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवात्मकम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वासुदेव + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• ब्रह्म: Brahman
• ब्रह्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आत्मनि: in the Self
• आत्मनि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• समारोप्य: having superimposed/placed
• समारोप्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुह्/रोप् (धातु) उपसर्ग: सम्-आ-
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• सर्वभूतेषु: in all beings
• सर्वभूतेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अधारयत्: sustained/held
• अधारयत्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु) उपसर्ग: अ- (here: आ-?; form from धारयति causative)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: धारयति)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: The true status of Govinda at the end of his manifest life and how he relates to Brahman and all beings.

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: revealing

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: Krishna reveals his supreme identity as Vāsudeva-Brahman and, as inner ruler, upholds all beings even as his manifest līlā concludes.

Leela: Moksha-dana

Dharma Restored: Re-establishment of tattva-jñāna: the Lord as Brahman and inner support (adhiṣṭhāna) of all beings

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Govinda is the Supreme Brahman whose essence is Vāsudeva, and as Antaryāmin he sustains all beings from within.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Cultivate remembrance of the indwelling Lord in all creatures and steady the mind in that presence during change, loss, or transition.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the Lord as both transcendent Supreme Brahman and immanent inner support of all beings (śarīra-śarīrī relation implied).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Vyuha Form: Vasudeva

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Vāsudeva
• Para Brahman
• All beings (sarvabhūta)

FAQs

What is the significance of Vāsudeva being called the Supreme Brahman in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse identifies Vāsudeva (Vishnu/Govinda) as Para Brahman—the highest reality—showing that the ultimate absolute is personal and sovereign, not merely an impersonal principle.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between Ātman and Brahman here?

Parāśara presents Brahman as established in the Ātman and simultaneously present as the sustaining support within all beings, emphasizing both inner indwelling and cosmic pervasion.

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

Vishnu (Govinda/Vāsudeva) is portrayed as the transcendent Supreme who also upholds the universe from within every creature, a key foundation for later Vaishnava Vedanta (including Vishishtadvaita and Dvaita readings).