Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

स सर्वः सर्ववित् सर्वस्वरूपो रूपवर्जितः भगवान् कीर्तितो विष्णुर् अत्र पापप्रणाशनः

Transliteration

sa sarvaḥ sarvavit sarvasvarūpo rūpavarjitaḥ bhagavān kīrtito viṣṇur atra pāpapraṇāśanaḥ

Translation

He is all—knower of all—whose very nature is the essence of everything, yet who is free from limiting form. Here that Blessed Lord is praised as Viṣṇu, the destroyer of sin.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वः: all/everything (as all)
• सर्वः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सः)

• सर्ववित्: knower of all
• सर्ववित्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (धातु) → वित् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कृदन्त (क्विप्/कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त 'वित्' = 'knower'); तत्पुरुषः (सर्वं वेत्ति)

• सर्वस्वरूपः: whose form is all / of all forms
• सर्वस्वरूपः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वस्य स्वरूपः / सर्वं स्वरूपं यस्य)

• रूपवर्जितः: devoid of (limited) form
• रूपवर्जितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) 'वर्जित'; तत्पुरुषः (रूपेण वर्जितः = 'devoid of form')

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

• कीर्तितः: is proclaimed/praised
• कीर्तितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु) → कीर्तित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'is praised/has been proclaimed' (finite verb sense)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; apposition to सः/भगवान्

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place 'here/in this context')

• पापप्रणाशनः: destroyer of sins
• पापप्रणाशनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रणाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पापस्य प्रणाशनः)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Definition of Bhagavān Viṣṇu as all-knowing, all-inclusive, and yet beyond limiting form; praise that destroys sin

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu is the all, the all-knower, the essence of everything, yet free from limiting form; His glorification destroys sin.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Adopt regular nāma-kīrtana and contemplative praise, seeing the Lord as the inner ruler of all while not reducing Him to a mere object.

Vishishtadvaita: Balances nirguṇa (free from limiting form) with saguṇa supremacy (Bhagavān who is the essence of all), aligning with Viśiṣṭādvaita’s transcendent-immanent Lord.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of describing Vishnu as both “all” and “beyond form” in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as the immanent ground of everything (sarva-svarūpa) while remaining unconfined by material limitation (rūpa-varjita), a key Purāṇic way of expressing the Supreme’s transcendence and pervasion together.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the concept of the Supreme in this passage?

Parāśara defines the Supreme as omniscient and all-pervading, identifying that reality explicitly as Bhagavān Viṣṇu, thereby framing theology and cosmology as rooted in a single sovereign principle.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu being called “pāpa-praṇāśana” here?

It emphasizes that remembering and praising Vishnu is spiritually purifying—his lordship is not only cosmic (sustaining all) but also salvific (removing sin and its consequences).