Shloka 44

देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्

Devanagari script

एकश् चतुर्धा भगवान् हुताशो वर्चोविभूतिं जगतो ददाति त्वं विश्वतश् चक्षुर् अनन्तमूर्ते त्रेधा पदं त्वं निदधे विधातः

Transliteration

ekaś caturdhā bhagavān hutāśo varcovibhūtiṃ jagato dadāti tvaṃ viśvataś cakṣur anantamūrte tredhā padaṃ tvaṃ nidadhe vidhātaḥ

Translation

ನೀನು ಒಬ್ಬನೇ ಆದರೂ, ಪವಿತ್ರ ಅಗ್ನಿಯಾಗಿ ನಾಲ್ಕು ವಿಧಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಗೋಚರಿಸಿ ಜಗತ್ತಿಗೆ ತೇಜಸ್ಸು ಮತ್ತು ವೈಭವವನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತೀಯೆ. ಓ ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿಯೇ, ನೀನು ವಿಶ್ವದ ಕಣ್ಣಾಗಿದ್ದೀಯೆ. ಓ ವಿಧಾತನೇ, ನೀನು ಮೂರು ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಜಗತ್ತನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿರುವೆ.

Word by Word

• एकः: one
• एकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चतुर्धा: fourfold
• चतुर्धा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चतुर्धा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of manner), अर्थे: ‘in four ways/into four’

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

• हुताशः: fire
• हुताशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुत-आश (प्रातिपदिक; हुत + आश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘fire’ (oblation-eater)

• वर्चोविभूतिम्: splendour and power
• वर्चोविभूतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस्-विभूति (प्रातिपदिक; वर्चस् + विभूति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विश्वतः: everywhere
• विश्वतः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विश्वतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अर्थे: ‘on all sides, everywhere’

• चक्षुः: eye, vision
• चक्षुः: Pratijna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘eye’ (as predicate)

• अनन्तमूर्ते: O infinite-formed one
• अनन्तमूर्ते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त-मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक; अनन्त + मूर्ति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• त्रेधा: threefold
• त्रेधा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रेधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अर्थे: ‘in three ways/threefold’

• पदम्: step, station, place
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• निदधे: you placed, you established
• निदधे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: नि-

• विधातः: O ordainer, creator
• विधातः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-धा (धातु) + तृ (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: तृ-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक, पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Lord Viṣṇu in an opening praise within the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue frame)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Agni (Hutāśa)

FAQs

What is the significance of the fourfold Fire (Agni) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse presents Agni as a single divine principle appearing in four modes to distribute the world’s radiance and sustaining energy—implying that cosmic functions operate through Vishnu’s ordered manifestations.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Vishnu’s role as the universal regulator here?

By calling Vishnu the all-pervading Eye and the Ordainer who establishes a threefold station, Parāśara frames creation as structured governance: the universe is seen, measured, and maintained by Vishnu’s supreme will.

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

Vishnu is portrayed as the Supreme Reality who is both immanent (as the operative powers like Agni) and transcendent (infinite-formed), establishing cosmic order through sovereign arrangement rather than mere material causation.