Shloka 60

भविष्य-मन्वन्तराः (अष्टम-चतुर्दश) तथा कल्प-युग-व्यवस्था

Devanagari script

एवम् एष जगत् सर्वं परिपाति करोति च हन्ति चान्तेष्व् अनन्तात्मा नास्त्य् अस्माद् व्यतिरेकि यत्

Transliteration

evam eṣa jagat sarvaṃ paripāti karoti ca hanti cānteṣv anantātmā nāsty asmād vyatireki yat

Translation

अशा रीतीने अनंतात्मा सर्व जगताचे रक्षण करतो, त्याला प्रवृत्त करतो आणि अंतकाळी संहारही करतो; त्याच्यापासून वेगळे काहीच नाही।

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

एषःthis (one), he

जगत्world, universe

सर्वम्all, entire

परिपातिprotects, guards

करोतिdoes, creates

चand

हन्तिkills, destroys

चand

अन्तेषुat the ends, at the conclusion(s)

अनन्तात्माthe infinite-souled one

नnot

अस्तिis, exists

अस्मात्from this (one), from him

व्यतिरेकिseparate, distinct

यत्whatever (that)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of cosmic preservation, creation, and dissolution in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as the single sovereign principle behind the universe’s maintenance, origination, and end-of-cycle withdrawal—framing cosmic time (including Manvantaras) as governed by the Lord.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea that nothing is separate from Vishnu?

Parāśara states that there is no entity ‘vyatireka’ (independent remainder) apart from the Infinite Self—implying all beings and processes exist through Vishnu’s indwelling presence and dependence on Him.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the ultimate ground of reality and the controller of cosmic functions, supporting Vaishnava theology where the world is real yet wholly upheld and pervaded by the Supreme Lord.