Shloka 7

ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्

Devanagari script

अनन्यचेतसस् तस्य ध्यायतो भगवान् हरिः सर्वभूतगतो विप्र सर्वभावगतो ऽभवत्

Transliteration

ananyacetasas tasya dhyāyato bhagavān hariḥ sarvabhūtagato vipra sarvabhāvagato 'bhavat

Translation

Ô brāhmane, tandis qu’il méditait d’un esprit sans partage, le Bienheureux Hari se manifesta comme l’Indweller de tous les êtres, présent en toute condition et en tout état.

Word by Word

• अनन्यचेतसः: of one whose mind is undistracted (single-minded)
• अनन्यचेतसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्य-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक; अनन्य + चेतस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; विशेषण (genitive qualifier)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ध्यायतः: (of him) meditating
• ध्यायतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) → ध्यायत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘while meditating’ (genitive absolute/qualifier)

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

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; apposition to भगवान्

• सर्वभूतगतः: gone into all beings; present in all beings
• सर्वभूतगतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-भूत-गत (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + भूत + गत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (to हरिः)

• विप्र: O brahmin
• विप्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सर्वभावगतः: pervading all states/conditions
• सर्वभावगतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-भाव-गत (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + भाव + गत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (to हरिः)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the significance of single-pointed meditation (ananya-cetas) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse teaches that unwavering, exclusive meditation is a direct means by which Hari is realized—not merely as an external deity, but as the all-pervading presence within every being.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea of Vishnu being present everywhere?

Parāśara states that through dhyāna, Hari is known as sarvabhūtagata and sarvabhāvagata—present in all creatures and in every condition of existence—highlighting Vishnu’s sovereignty as the inner ruler.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the Supreme Reality who pervades all life and all states; realization of Him is experiential through devotion and contemplation, supporting a theistic yet all-encompassing vision of Brahman as Hari.