Shloka 18

पारिजातहरणम्, द्वारकाप्रवेशः, षोडशसहस्रविवाहः

Pārijāta, Return to Dvārakā, and the Lord’s Many Forms

Devanagari script

निशासु च जगत्स्रष्टा तासां गेहेषु केशवः उवास विप्र सर्वासां विश्वरूपधरो हरिः

Transliteration

niśāsu ca jagatsraṣṭā tāsāṃ geheṣu keśavaḥ uvāsa vipra sarvāsāṃ viśvarūpadharo hariḥ

Translation

Pada waktu malam, wahai brāhmaṇa, Keśava—Pencipta alam—bersemayam di rumah mereka semua; kerana Hari yang memegang wujud semesta meliputi segalanya namun tetap Yang Maha Tinggi.

Word by Word

• निशासु: in the nights
• निशासु: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• जगत्स्रष्टा: creator of the world
• जगत्स्रष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्+स्रष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक; जगत्+स्रष्टा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'creator of the world'

• तासाम्: of those (women)
• तासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• गेहेषु: in (their) houses
• गेहेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह/गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• केशवः: Keshava
• केशवः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवास: dwelt/stayed
• उवास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विप्र: O brahmin
• विप्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सर्वासाम्: of all
• सर्वासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तासाम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• विश्वरूपधरः: bearer of universal forms
• विश्वरूपधरः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व+रूप+धर (प्रातिपदिक; विश्वरूप+धर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'bearer of universal forms'

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu dwelling in every home in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Hari as viśvarūpa and all-pervading—present in every place while remaining the sovereign creator—grounding devotion in the idea that God is both near (immanent) and supreme (transcendent).

How does Sage Parāśara explain divine omnipresence here?

By calling Vishnu both jagat-sraṣṭā and viśvarūpa-dhara, Parāśara frames omnipresence not as metaphor but as a theological claim: the universe is pervaded and sustained by the same Supreme Person.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the Supreme Reality who can be simultaneously one and present everywhere—supporting a personal, sovereign God who indwells creation without being limited by it.