Shloka 7

Viṣṇu as Seed-Cause: Pañcarātra Emanations, Tattva-Unfolding, and the Avatāra Chronology

Devanagari script

सोयं विरिञ्च्यादिसमस्तदेवान् स्थूलेन देहेन ससर्ज नाथः / तथा स विष्णुः पुरुषाभिधस्तु सनत्कुमारत्वमवाप वीन्द्र

Transliteration

soyaṃ viriñcyādisamastadevān sthūlena dehena sasarja nāthaḥ / tathā sa viṣṇuḥ puruṣābhidhastu sanatkumāratvamavāpa vīndra

Translation

Aquel Señor, asumiendo un cuerpo burdo y manifiesto, creó a todos los dioses comenzando por Virin̄ci (Brahmā). Del mismo modo, oh excelso entre las aves, ese mismo Viṣṇu—llamado Puruṣa—alcanzó el estado de Sanatkumāra.

Word by Word

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

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विरिञ्चि-आदि-समस्त-देवान्: all the gods beginning with Brahmā
• विरिञ्चि-आदि-समस्त-देवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरिञ्चि (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + समस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘विरिञ्च्यादयः समस्ताः देवाः’ (collective determinative)

• स्थूलेन: with a gross
• स्थूलेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; qualifying देहेन

• देहेन: by/with (his) body
• देहेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• ससर्ज: created
• ससर्ज: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नाथः: the lord
• नाथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya/Prakāra (समुच्चय/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक अव्यय (likewise)

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

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुरुष-अभिधः: called ‘Puruṣa’
• पुरुष-अभिधः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘पुरुष इति अभिधा यस्य’ = ‘called Puruṣa’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Emphasis/Contrast (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• सनत्कुमारत्वम्: the state of being Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक तद्धितान्त (state of being Sanatkumāra)

• अवाप: attained
• अवाप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √अव्/आप् sense ‘to obtain’ (form avāpa)

• वीन्द्र: O best of heroes
• वीन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘वीरश्चासौ इन्द्रश्च’ used as epithet

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The same Vishnu is both creator (through gross manifestation) and the ever-pure Purusha who can appear as Sanatkumara—showing divine freedom over modes and roles.

Vedantic Theme: Saguna–nirguna coordination: the Lord operates within manifestation without being bound; avatara as līlā and teaching-device.

Application: Hold a unified vision of divinity across functions (creator/teacher/ascetic); cultivate devotion that sees one Lord behind diverse forms and offices.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: narratives of Vishnu’s forms and teachings across kalpas (general thematic parallel)

Characters & Entities

• Virin̄ci (Brahma)
• Devas
• Vishnu
• Purusha
• Sanatkumara
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of creation through a ‘gross body’ in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that the Supreme Lord can assume a manifest (sthūla) form to project the cosmic order, including the emergence of Brahmā and the other devas, emphasizing divine agency behind creation.

How does this verse explain Vishnu becoming Sanatkumara?

It states that the same Viṣṇu, identified as Puruṣa, can also take on the status of Sanatkumāra—indicating divine manifestation in sage-like, renunciant forms to guide spiritual knowledge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages seeing spiritual teachers and sacred knowledge as expressions of the Divine, and inspires disciplined living aligned with dharma and learning (jñāna), not merely ritual or status.