Shloka 28

भाण्डीरवट-क्रीडा: प्रलम्बासुरवधः, मानुष्यलीला, एक-कारण-तत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

दिव्यं हि रूपं तव वेत्ति नान्यो देवैर् अशेषैर् अवताररूपम् तवार्च्यते वेत्सि न किं यद् अन्ते त्वय्य् एव विश्वं लयम् अभ्युपैति

Transliteration

divyaṃ hi rūpaṃ tava vetti nānyo devair aśeṣair avatārarūpam tavārcyate vetsi na kiṃ yad ante tvayy eva viśvaṃ layam abhyupaiti

Translation

ແທ້ຈິງ ບໍ່ມີໃຜອື່ນຮູ້ແຈ້ງຮູບທິບຂອງພຣະອົງ—ຮູບທີ່ເປັນແບບຢ່າງແຫ່ງການອະວະຕານ ແມ່ນແຕ່ແກ່ເທວະທັງປວງ. ພຣະອົງຖືກບູຊາ; ແຕ່ໃຜຈະຮູ້ຢ່າງຄົບຖ້ວນວ່າ ໃນບັ້ນປາຍ ຈັກກະວານທັງໝົດລະລາຍເຂົ້າສູ່ພຣະອົງແຕ່ຜູ້ດຽວ ແລະພັກພິງສຸດທ້າຍໃນພຣະອົງ

Word by Word

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• हि: indeed
• हि: Modifier (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वेत्टि: knows
• वेत्टि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √विद् (to know)

• न: not
• न: Modifier (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• अन्यः: another (person)
• अन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• अशेषैः: all, without remainder
• अशेषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘देवैः’)

• अवताररूपम्: the form of an incarnation
• अवताररूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवतार + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः: अवतारस्य रूपम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• अर्च्यते: is worshipped
• अर्च्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘is worshipped’

• वेत्सि: you know
• वेत्सि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Modifier (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; relative pronoun (यद्)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (at the end)

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Modifier (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (only/indeed)

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• लयम्: dissolution
• लयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• अभ्युपैति: attains/approaches
• अभ्युपैति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + उप + इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √इ with prefixes (approaches/attains)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue, presenting a hymn of theological affirmation)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord’s divine nature and avatāra-principle are ultimately incomprehensible, yet all beings and worlds dissolve back into Him as final refuge.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Balance devotion with epistemic humility: worship sincerely while accepting the limits of conceptual grasp of the divine.

Vishishtadvaita: Even when the universe resolves, it does so into Vishnu as the abiding substrate; the Lord remains the object of worship and the ultimate āśraya (support).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas (the gods)
• Avatara (divine descents)

FAQs

What is the significance of the universe dissolving into Vishnu in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames Vishnu as the ultimate substrate and final refuge: all creation culminates in laya (dissolution) into Him, emphasizing divine sovereignty over both creation and cosmic end.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the limits of the devas’ knowledge of Vishnu?

Parāśara presents Vishnu’s divya-rūpa as beyond complete comprehension; even all devas together cannot fully grasp His transcendent nature, though they worship His avatāra manifestations.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is affirmed as Supreme Reality whose incarnate forms are worshipped in the world, while His ultimate nature remains surpassing; the cosmos itself returns to Him at the end, underscoring His absolute primacy in Vaishnava theology.