Shloka 36

Cosmic Appointments, Viṣṇu’s Vibhūtis, Fourfold Operation, and the Symbolism of Ornaments and Weapons

Devanagari script

यत् किंचित् सृज्यते येन सत्त्वजातेन वै द्विज तस्य सृज्यस्य संभूतौ तत् सर्वं वै हरेस् तनुः

Transliteration

yat kiṃcit sṛjyate yena sattvajātena vai dvija tasya sṛjyasya saṃbhūtau tat sarvaṃ vai hares tanuḥ

Translation

အို ဒွိဇာ! စတ္တဝ (sattva) သဘောရှိသော သတ္တဝါမည်သူမဆို ဖန်တီးသမျှ အရာ၏ ပေါ်ထွန်းလာမှုအတွင်း၌ ထိုအရာအားလုံးသည် အမှန်တကယ် ဟရီ၏ ကိုယ်တော်ပင် ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

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

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• सृज्यते: is created
• सृज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम

• सत्त्व-जातेन: by the class of beings
• सत्त्व-जातेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जात (कृदन्त; √जन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सत्त्वेन जातम्)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Kriya-vishesana (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/सम्भावनार्थक निपात (particle)

• द्विज: O twice-born
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सृज्यस्य: of the created (thing)
• सृज्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृज्य (कृदन्त; √सृज्, य-प्रत्यय; 'to be created')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक

• संभूतौ: in the arising/origin
• संभूतौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (छान्दस रूप: -औ)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समष्टिवाचक (collective)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Kriya-vishesana (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात

• हरेः: of Hari (Vishnu)
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तनुः: body, form
• तनुः: Pratipadya (Predicate nominal/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the significance of calling creation 'the body of Hari' in the Vishnu Purana?

It asserts divine immanence: the universe is not independent of Vishnu, but exists as His manifestation, sustained within His being.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of sattva in creation here?

He notes that whatever is produced through sattva-endowed agency still arises within Vishnu’s reality—sattva may be the proximate mode, but Hari is the underlying ground of origination.

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

Vishnu is presented as Supreme Reality—both transcendent and present within creation—supporting core Vaishnava metaphysics later emphasized by Vishishtadvaita and Dvaita traditions.