Shloka 11

आदित्यकर्म, त्रयीमयी वैष्णवी शक्तिः, सवितुरन्तर्यामी

The Sun’s Function and Vishnu’s Vedic Śakti within Savitṛ

Devanagari script

अंश एषा त्रयी विष्णोर् ऋग्यजुःसामसंज्ञिता विष्णुशक्तिर् अवस्थानं सदादित्ये करोति सा

Transliteration

aṃśa eṣā trayī viṣṇor ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñitā viṣṇuśaktir avasthānaṃ sadāditye karoti sā

Translation

Esta tríplice Veda—chamada Ṛg, Yajus e Sāman—é uma porção de Vishnu. Como śakti de Vishnu, ela estabelece continuamente Sua morada em Āditya (o Sol).

Word by Word

• अंशः: a portion
• अंशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एषा: this (she)
• एषा: Apposition (सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्रयी: the Vedic triad
• त्रयी: Apposition (सामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trayī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Vishnu
• विष्णोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ऋग्-यजुः-साम-संज्ञिता: called Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman
• ऋग्-यजुः-साम-संज्ञिता: Adjective of trayī (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṛc (प्रातिपदिक) + yajus (प्रातिपदिक) + sāman (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñita (सम्+ज्ञा धातु → कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (ऋग्यजुःसाम)-द्वन्द्व + क्तान्त 'संज्ञित' = 'named/called'

• विष्णु-शक्तिः: Vishnu's power
• विष्णु-शक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'विष्णोः शक्तिः'

• अवस्थानम्: abiding/state
• अवस्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avasthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सदा-आदित्ये: always in the Sun
• सदा-आदित्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय) + āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; समस्तपदम् अव्ययवत्; अर्थः 'सदा आदित्ये' = always in the Sun; (आदित्ये = सप्तमी एकवचन)

• करोति: makes/causes
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Identity of the Trayī as aṃśa/śakti of Viṣṇu and its perpetual establishment in Āditya

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The three Vedas are a portion of Viṣṇu, and as His śakti they perpetually establish His presence in the Sun.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Approach Vedic study/chanting as direct contact with the Lord’s śakti, and let daily sunlight prompt remembrance.

Vishishtadvaita: Śruti is treated as the Lord’s real attribute/power, inseparable from Him, mediating His immanent presence in a concrete locus (Āditya).

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Lakshmi Presence: Sri

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Āditya (the Sun)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Trayī (three Vedas) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse identifies the three Vedas as a direct emanation of Vishnu, portraying Vedic revelation as divine power rather than merely human scripture.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Vishnu’s relation to the Sun (Āditya)?

Parāśara states that Vishnu’s śakti in the form of the Trayī continually establishes His presence in the Sun, making the solar realm a constant locus of divine manifestation.

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

Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Reality whose power becomes the Vedas and whose sovereignty is expressed through cosmic order—here symbolized by the ever-present Sun.