Shloka 27

नरकासुरवधः, अदीतिकुण्डल-प्रत्यर्पणम्, तथा भारावतरण-लीला

Devanagari script

व्यापी व्याप्यः क्रिया कर्ता कार्यं च भगवान् यदा सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्य स्तूयते तव किं तदा

Transliteration

vyāpī vyāpyaḥ kriyā kartā kāryaṃ ca bhagavān yadā sarvabhūtātmabhūtasya stūyate tava kiṃ tadā

Translation

જ્યારે ભગવાનને સર્વવ્યાપી અને સર્વવ્યાપ્ત, ક્રિયા, કર્તા અને કાર્ય-ફળ સ્વરૂપે સ્તુતિ કરવામાં આવે છે, અને તમે સર્વભૂતાત્મા બનીને વખાણવામાં આવો છો, ત્યારે શું બાકી રહે?

Word by Word

व्यापीall-pervading

व्याप्यःthat which is pervaded / pervadable

क्रियाaction

कर्ताdoer/agent

कार्यंeffect; what is to be done

चand

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

यदाwhen

सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्यof (you) who are the self of all beings

स्तूयतेis praised

तवof you/your

किंwhat?

तदाthen

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya; hymn-like philosophical exposition)

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of calling Vishnu both 'vyāpī' (pervader) and 'vyāpya' (pervaded) in the Vishnu Purana?

It affirms Vishnu’s sovereignty over the universe while also declaring His immanence: the world exists within His presence and power, yet He remains the supreme ground of it.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea of Vishnu as action, doer, and result?

By attributing kriyā (process), kartā (agency), and kārya (outcome) to the Lord, the verse frames all causality and cosmic functioning as dependent on Vishnu—nothing stands outside His governance.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

The verse presents Vishnu as the inner Self of all beings and the totality of cause and effect, supporting a devotional vision where praising Him is tantamount to encompassing all reality.