Shloka 9

प्रह्लादस्य अव्यभिचारिणी भक्ति, मायाविनाशः, तथा विष्णोः विश्वरूप-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

एवं सर्वेषु भूतेषु भक्तिर् अव्यभिचारिणी कर्तव्या पण्डितैर् ज्ञात्वा सर्वभूतमयं हरिम्

Transliteration

evaṃ sarveṣu bhūteṣu bhaktir avyabhicāriṇī kartavyā paṇḍitair jñātvā sarvabhūtamayaṃ harim

Translation

Assim, os sábios — tendo compreendido que Hari permeia e constitui todos os seres — devem cultivar uma devoção inabalável a Ele em cada criatura.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (भूतेषु)

• भूतेषु: in beings
• भूतेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अव्यभिचारिणी: unwavering/undeviating
• अव्यभिचारिणी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + व्यभिचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (भक्तिः)

• कर्तव्या: should be done/ought to be practiced
• कर्तव्या: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भविष्यत्/आदेशार्थक-कृदन्त (gerundive/तव्यत्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate)

• पण्डितैः: by the wise
• पण्डितैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having known)

• सर्वभूतमयम्: consisting of/filled with all beings
• सर्वभूतमयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + भूत + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (सर्वभूतैः मयः/सर्वभूतमयः) इति तत्पुरुष (सम्बन्ध-निर्देश)

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Nature of true devotion and its fruits—how seeing Hari in all beings transforms conduct and suffering.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Knowing Hari as ‘sarvabhūtamaya’ (pervading and constituting all beings), the wise should practice unwavering devotion that expresses itself toward Him in every creature.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Adopt a daily ‘sarva-bhūta-sevā’ discipline—speak and act with respect toward all, treating compassion as worship of Hari-in-all.

Vishishtadvaita: Qualified non-dualism: the many beings are real modes/attributes dependent on Hari, so devotion naturally extends to all without collapsing personal distinctness.

Prahlada Narrative

Phase: Teaching (Prahlada's schools)

Bhakti Quality: Avyabhicāriṇī-bhakti—non-deviating devotion expressed as equal reverence toward Hari present in every creature.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of unwavering devotion (avyabhicāriṇī bhakti) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse defines true devotion as steady and non-deviating, rooted in the insight that Hari pervades all beings; devotion becomes constant because its object is present everywhere.

How does Sage Parāśara explain devotion in relation to knowledge of Vishnu?

Parāśara links bhakti to realization (jñātvā): once one knows Vishnu as sarvabhūtamaya, devotion is to be practiced toward Him in all creatures, not merely as a private sentiment.

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

Vishnu is presented as the supreme, all-pervading reality within all beings; therefore, devotion to Vishnu naturally expresses itself as reverence and spiritual regard toward all life.