Shloka 12

विष्णुरेवादिसर्गेषु स्वयम्भूर्भवति प्रभु:,आदिसर्ममें सर्वसमर्थ स्वयम्भू विष्णु ही स्वयं अपनी इच्छासे प्रकट होते है। जो इस प्रकार बुद्धिरूपी गुहामें स्थित, विश्वरूप, पुराणपुरुष, हिरण्मय देव और ज्ञानियोंकी परम गतिरूप परम प्रभुको जानता है, वह बुद्धिमान्‌ बुद्धिकी सीमाके पार पहुँच जाता है

viṣṇur evādi-sargeṣu svayambhūr bhavati prabhuḥ |

Vāyu disse: “Nas criações primordiais, é de fato Viṣṇu—o Senhor soberano—quem se manifesta por si mesmo (svayambhū).” O ensinamento ressalta que o Supremo não é produzido por nenhuma causa externa; por sua própria vontade Ele aparece no início da criação. Aquele que conhece esse Senhor supremo—que habita na ‘caverna’ do intelecto como regente interior, de forma universal, o Purusha primordial, resplandecente como ouro (hiraṇmaya) e o mais alto destino dos sábios—transcende os limites do intelecto comum e alcança o estado supremo.

विष्णुःVishnu
विष्णुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
आदि-सर्गेषुin the primordial creations
आदि-सर्गेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआदि-सर्ग
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
स्वयम्-भूःthe self-existent one
स्वयम्-भूः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्वयम्भू
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवतिbecomes/is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रभुःthe Lord/master
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
V
Viṣṇu

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that Viṣṇu, the Supreme Lord, is self-manifest at the beginning of creation—independent and sovereign. Realizing Him as the inner presence (in the ‘cave’ of intellect/heart), as the universal and primeval Person, is presented as the knowledge that carries one beyond the limits of ordinary intellect toward the highest attainment.

Vāyudeva is speaking and delivering a doctrinal statement about the origin of creation and the nature of the Supreme. The focus is not on external action but on instruction: identifying Viṣṇu as the self-manifest primal Lord and describing the fruit of knowing Him—transcendence and the highest goal sought by the wise.