Shloka 60

Devanagari script

एतत् सर्वम् इदं विश्वं जगद् एतच् चराचरम् परब्रह्मस्वरूपस्य विष्णोः शक्तिसमन्वितम्

Transliteration

etat sarvam idaṃ viśvaṃ jagad etac carācaram parabrahmasvarūpasya viṣṇoḥ śaktisamanvitam

Translation

All this—this entire universe, this world of the moving and the unmoving—exists as the śakti-endowed manifestation of Lord Viṣṇu, whose very nature is the Supreme Brahman.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (to एतत्/विश्वम्)

• इदम्: this (here)
• इदम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विश्वम्: universe
• विश्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (reiterative)

• चर-अचरम्: moving and unmoving
• चर-अचरम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः (चरं च अचरं च)

• परब्रह्म-स्वरूपस्य: of the nature/form of the Supreme Brahman
• परब्रह्म-स्वरूपस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (परब्रह्मणः स्वरूपम्)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शक्ति-समन्वितम्: endowed with (His) power
• शक्ति-समन्वितम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (शक्त्या समन्वितम् = endowed with power)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The entire moving and unmoving universe is a śakti-endowed manifestation of Viṣṇu, whose essential nature is Para-Brahman.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Anchor devotion in metaphysics: worship Viṣṇu not merely as a deity among others but as the Brahman whose powers appear as the whole world.

Vishishtadvaita: Śakti-samanvita Para-Brahman: Viṣṇu is transcendent Brahman yet manifests through real powers and a real world (cit–acit), central to qualified non-dualism.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shakti (divine power/energies)
• The universe (jagat)
• Moving and non-moving beings (cara-acara)

FAQs

What is the significance of ‘cara-acara’ (moving and non-moving) in the Vishnu Purana?

It asserts that every category of existence—living beings, matter, and all phenomena—falls within the single cosmic order sustained as the manifestation of Vishnu’s power.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between Vishnu and the universe here?

Parāśara frames the universe not as independent, but as śakti-samanvita—an expression dependent on Vishnu, who is identified as Para Brahman.

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

Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Reality (Para Brahman) whose energies ground and pervade the entire cosmos, supporting a theistic metaphysics where the world is real yet reliant on Him.