Shloka 28

वासुदेवस्वरूपनिरूपणं—सर्गक्रमश्च

Vāsudeva’s Nature and the Ordered Process of Creation

Devanagari script

ततस् तत् परमं ब्रह्म परमात्मा जगन्मयः सर्वगः सर्वभूतेशः सर्वात्मा परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

tatas tat paramaṃ brahma paramātmā jaganmayaḥ sarvagaḥ sarvabhūteśaḥ sarvātmā parameśvaraḥ

Translation

Portanto, Ele é o Brahman supremo, o Paramātman que permeia o universo; onipresente, Senhor de todos os seres, o Si interior de todos, o Soberano supremo.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then/thereupon)

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

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ब्रह्म: Brahman
• ब्रह्म: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृपद/नाम (predicate)

• परमात्मा: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मा: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृपद/नाम

• जगन्मयः: consisting of the universe
• जगन्मयः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (जगन्मयः = जगता मयः/जगद्रूपः) विशेषण

• सर्वगः: all-pervading
• सर्वगः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (सर्वत्र गच्छति) विशेषण

• सर्वभूतेशः: Lord of all beings
• सर्वभूतेशः: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (सर्वेषां भूतानाम् ईशः) नाम/विशेषण

• सर्वात्मा: Self of all
• सर्वात्मा: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (सर्वेषाम् आत्मा) नाम/विशेषण

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नाम/विशेषण

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Paramatma

FAQs

What is the significance of calling Vishnu 'Para Brahman' in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse identifies the Supreme Absolute (Brahman) not as an impersonal principle but as the highest Lord who pervades the universe and rules all beings—framing Vishnu as the ultimate reality.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the concept of the Supreme Self (Paramātmā)?

Parāśara presents the Paramātmā as the indwelling Self of all (sarvātmā) and simultaneously the transcendent Supreme (paramam brahma), uniting immanence and sovereignty.

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

Vishnu is portrayed as the all-pervading ruler and inner controller of every being, supporting Vaishnava Vedanta where the Supreme Person is both the ground of existence and the Lord of the cosmos.