Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

वेदाङ्गानि समस्तानि मन्वादिगदितानि च शास्त्राण्य् अशेषाण्य् आख्यानान्य् अनुवाकाश् च ये क्वचित्

Transliteration

vedāṅgāni samastāni manvādigaditāni ca śāstrāṇy aśeṣāṇy ākhyānāny anuvākāś ca ye kvacit

Translation

すべてのヴェーダーンガ、マヌヴァンタラに始まる諸教説、余すところなき諸シャーストラ、古伝の物語、そしてどこにあろうと見いだされるあらゆる補助誦文—それらはすべて（この聖なる叙述に）集められ、至上主の主権のもとに整えられている。

Word by Word

• वेदाङ्गानि: the Vedāṅgas
• वेदाङ्गानि: Karta (Listed items/कर्ता-समुच्चय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वेदस्य अङ्गानि)

• समस्तानि: all/entire
• समस्तानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक; √सम्+अस्/स्था भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (वेदाङ्गानि इति विशेष्य)

• मन्वादिगदितानि: taught by Manu and others
• मन्वादिगदितानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + गदित (कृदन्त; √गद् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (क्त); समासः—तत्पुरुष (मन्वादिभिः गदितानि = spoken by Manu etc.)

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• शास्त्राणि: treatises/scriptures
• शास्त्राणि: Karta (Listed items/कर्ता-समुच्चय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अशेषाणि: without remainder; all
• अशेषाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (शास्त्राणि इति विशेष्य)

• आख्यानानि: narratives/legends
• आख्यानानि: Karta (Listed items/कर्ता-समुच्चय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक; √ख्या (धातु) से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अनुवाकाः: recitations/sections (anuvāka)
• अनुवाकाः: Karta (Listed items/कर्ता-समुच्चय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुवाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• ये: which/that (those)
• ये: Karta (Relative subject/सम्बन्धकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• क्वचित्: anywhere/at any time
• क्वचित्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—देश/कालवाचक (somewhere/at any time)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Scope of sacred instruction: Vedāṅgas, Manvantara teachings, śāstras, narratives, and ancillary recitations as encompassed within Purāṇic ordering under the Supreme

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All auxiliary disciplines and teachings—including Vedāṅgas, Manvantara-related doctrines, and diverse śāstras—find coherence and ultimate grounding when ordered under the Supreme Lord.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Study widely but integrate devotionally: let all learning culminate in remembrance and service of the Supreme as the unifying center.

Vishishtadvaita: Knowledge and practice are meaningful parts (aṅgas) within a real world that is the Lord’s body, unified by Him as the supreme end (parama-puruṣārtha).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari (name)

Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vedangas
• Shastras
• Akhyana
• Anuvaka

FAQs

What is the significance of mentioning Vedāṅgas and Śāstras in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents the Purana as an all-encompassing repository that gathers Vedic auxiliaries (Vedāṅgas), formal treatises (Śāstras), and traditional narratives into a single coherent vision of dharma and cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Manvantara-related teachings here?

By saying “manvādi-gaditāni,” Parāśara signals that the Purana includes the accounts and doctrines taught through successive Manvantaras—linking time cycles, law, and tradition into a continuous sacred history.

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

Even while listing many scriptural categories, the Purana’s intent is to show them as harmonized under the Supreme Reality—Vishnu—who sustains order across Manvantara cycles and validates the unity of sacred knowledge.