Shloka 63

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

गावस् त्वत्तः समुद्भूतास् त्वत्तो ऽजा अवयो मृगाः त्वन्मुखाद् ब्राह्मणा बाह्वोस् त्वत्तः क्षत्रम् अजायत

Transliteration

gāvas tvattaḥ samudbhūtās tvatto 'jā avayo mṛgāḥ tvanmukhād brāhmaṇā bāhvos tvattaḥ kṣatram ajāyata

Translation

De Toi sont issus les troupeaux; de Toi sont nés les chèvres, les brebis et les bêtes sauvages. De Ta bouche sont sortis les brāhmaṇas, et de Tes bras est née la puissance kṣatriya—ainsi tout ordre de vie procède du Purusha suprême.

Word by Word

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• समुद्भूताः: arisen/produced
• समुद्भूताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुद्-भू (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भू-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अजाः: goats
• अजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अवयः: sheep
• अवयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मृगाः: wild animals/deer
• मृगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्वन्मुखात्: from your mouth
• त्वन्मुखात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्वत्-सम्बन्धि मुखम्)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• बाह्वोः: of (your) two arms
• बाह्वोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्षत्रम्: the Kṣatra (Kshatriya order/royal power)
• क्षत्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अजायत: was born
• अजायत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How beings and social orders originate from the Supreme Person

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All creatures and varṇas arise from the Supreme Person, implying an integrated cosmic order meant for harmony rather than hostility.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Honor the dignity of all beings as rooted in the same divine source and practice one’s duties without contempt for others.

Vishishtadvaita: The body-of-God (śarīra-śarīrī) intuition: social and natural orders are modes of the Lord, sustaining unity-in-diversity.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brāhmaṇas
• Kṣatriyas
• Cows (Gāvaḥ)
• Goats (Ajāḥ)
• Sheep (Avayaḥ)
• Wild animals (Mṛgāḥ)

FAQs

What is the significance of the varṇa-origin imagery in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse uses the cosmic-body (Puruṣa) model to show that social functions (Brāhmaṇa and Kṣatriya) and living beings arise from the one Supreme source—Vishnu—so dharma is grounded in cosmic order, not mere human convention.

How does Sage Parāśara explain creation in this context?

Parāśara frames creation as emanation from the Supreme Person: animals, communities, and governing power unfold from Vishnu’s being, indicating that the universe is structured and sustained by a single divine reality.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is presented as the ultimate origin of life and authority—both the material source of creatures and the fountainhead of sacred knowledge and royal protection—supporting a Vaishnava view of Vishnu as the Supreme Reality guiding the cosmos.