Shloka 22

उपसंहारः, वैष्णवपुराण-प्रशंसा, फलश्रुति, परम्परा-प्रवहः (पाठ-श्रवण-फलम्)

Devanagari script

हिरण्यगर्भदेवेन्द्ररुद्रादित्याश्विवायुभिः पावकैर् वसुभिः साध्यैर् विश्वेदेवादिभिः सुरैः

Transliteration

hiraṇyagarbhadevendrarudrādityāśvivāyubhiḥ pāvakair vasubhiḥ sādhyair viśvedevādibhiḥ suraiḥ

Translation

Along with Hiraṇyagarbha, Devendra (Indra), Rudra, the Ādityas, the Aśvins, and Vāyu; with the Pāvakas, the Vasus, the Sādhyas, and the Viśvedevas—indeed with all these orders of the shining gods (He is praised).

Word by Word

• हिरण्यगर्भदेवेन्द्ररुद्रादित्याश्विवायुभिः: by Hiraṇyagarbha, Devendra, Rudra, the Ādityas, the Aśvins, and the Vāyus
• हिरण्यगर्भदेवेन्द्ररुद्रादित्याश्विवायुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यगर्भ + देवइन्द्र + रुद्र + आदित्य + अश्विन् + वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (देवसमूह-निर्देशः)

• पावकैः: by the fires
• पावकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• वसुभिः: by the Vasus
• वसुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• साध्यैः: by the Sādhyas
• साध्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विश्वेदेवादिभिः: by the Viśvedevas and others
• विश्वेदेवादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वेदेव + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—विश्वेदेवाः आदयः येषां ते

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: All cosmic and divine orders as dependent powers of the Supreme Lord

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyagarbha
• Indra (Devendra)
• Rudra
• Ādityas
• Aśvins
• Vāyu
• Pāvakas
• Vasus
• Sādhyas
• Viśvedevas
• Devas (Suras)
• Viṣṇu (implied as the supreme ground of all divine orders)

FAQs

What is the significance of listing many deva-groups (Ādityas, Vasus, Sādhyas, Viśvedevas) in the Vishnu Purana?

The verse maps the cosmic administration: multiple divine classes represent distinct functions in sustaining the universe, ultimately coordinated under the Supreme Lord’s order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine hierarchy in this context?

Parāśara presents the gods as organized hosts—named by type and function—so the listener sees the cosmos as a structured system rather than a random plurality of powers.

What is the theological importance of Lord Viṣṇu here?

Even while many gods are named, the Purāṇic intent is to show their powers as dependent—Viṣṇu stands as the sustaining ground of universal order, with deities operating as His cosmic agencies.