Shloka 35

अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)

Devanagari script

अतः: प्रवर्तते सर्वमस्मिन्‌ सर्व प्रतिष्ठितम्‌ । अम्मिंक्ष प्रलयं याति अयमेक: सनातन:

Transliteration

ataḥ pravartate sarvam asmin sarvaṁ pratiṣṭhitam | asmin eva pralayaṁ yāti ayam ekaḥ sanātanaḥ ||

Translation

ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಅವನಿಂದಲೇ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಸಮಸ್ತ ಜಗತ್ತು ಅವನಲ್ಲೇ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತವಾಗಿದೆ; ಪ್ರಳಯಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಅವನಲ್ಲೇ ಲಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಅವನೇ ಏಕೈಕ ಸನಾತನ ಪುರುಷನು.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore; from this/that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• प्रवर्तते: proceeds; arises; comes into activity
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√वृत् (वर्तते)
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, 3, Singular

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अस्मिन्: in this (one); in him/it
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (अस्मद्-प्रत्ययान्त रूप)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: is established; is founded
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति√स्था (प्रतिष्ठित)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अस्मिन्: in this (one); in him/it
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (अस्मद्-प्रत्ययान्त रूप)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एव: indeed; just; only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• प्रलयम्: dissolution; destruction
• प्रलयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• याति: goes; attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (√या)
• Form: Present, Parasmaipada, 3, Singular

• अयम्: this (one); he
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (अयम्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकः: one; single
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सनातनः: eternal; primeval
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (speaker)
• Sanātana Puruṣa (the eternal Person; implied supreme being)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches a theistic-metaphysical unity: the supreme eternal Person is the origin (utpatti), support (sthiti/pratiṣṭhā), and end (pralaya) of the entire cosmos. Ethically, it grounds dharma in recognizing a single ultimate foundation beyond transient forms.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking, affirming the supremacy and eternality of the one Puruṣa by describing the cosmic cycle—creation, sustenance, and dissolution—as dependent on and returning to Him.