Shloka 62

Cosmic Appointments, Viṣṇu’s Vibhūtis, Fourfold Operation, and the Symbolism of Ornaments and Weapons

Devanagari script

तत्र सर्वम् इदं प्रोतम् ओतं चैवाखिलं जगत् ततो जगज् जगत् तस्मिन् स जगच् चाखिलं मुने

Transliteration

tatra sarvam idaṃ protam otaṃ caivākhilaṃ jagat tato jagaj jagat tasmin sa jagac cākhilaṃ mune

Translation

彼のうちに、すべては糸のごとく通され、織りなされている—全宇宙が。彼より世界は生じ、彼のうちに世界は住し、そして彼自身もまた、牟尼よ、世界の中に完全に遍在する。

Word by Word

• तत्र: therein
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus marker/अधिकरण-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: there)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Apposition to सर्वम्/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रोतम्: woven; strung
• प्रोतम्: Karma (Predicate of object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + वे (धातु) → प्रोत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• ओतम्: interwoven
• ओतम्: Karma (Predicate of object/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव + तन्/वे (धातु-परम्परा) → ओत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• ततः: from that; thence
• ततः: Apadana (Source marker/अपादान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानवाचक/हेतुवाचक (ablatival adverb: from that/therefrom)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in him/that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominal/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अखिलम्: the entirety
• अखिलम्: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate nominal/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (समस्तार्थे) ‘the whole’ इति नामवत् प्रयोगः

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the universe is related to Vishnu as its source, support, and indwelling presence (prota/ota).

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda (universe)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All existence is woven into Vishnu: the world arises from Him, abides in Him, and He indwells the world as its inner controller.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Practice ‘seeing Narayana everywhere’—treat beings and nature with reverence, and anchor daily life in remembrance of the indwelling Lord.

Vishishtadvaita: Classic Vishishtadvaita relation: the universe and souls are real and inseparable modes (prakāra) of Brahman—He is both transcendent cause and immanent antaryāmin.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Jagat (the Universe)

FAQs

What is the significance of the 'strung and woven' metaphor in the Vishnu Purana?

It conveys that the universe is not independent: all beings and worlds are held together and interpenetrated by Vishnu as the underlying support and inner controller.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between Vishnu and the cosmos here?

Parāśara presents a threefold relation—origin, abiding, and pervasion—showing Vishnu as both the source of the world and the One in whom it is sustained and present.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the Supreme Reality (Para Brahman) who is simultaneously transcendent beyond the cosmos and immanent within it, aligning with core Vaishnava cosmology and Vedantic theology.