Shloka 56

भविष्य-मन्वन्तराः (अष्टम-चतुर्दश) तथा कल्प-युग-व्यवस्था

Devanagari script

कृते युगे परं ज्ञानं कपिलादिस्वरूपधृक् ददाति सर्वभूतात्मा सर्वभूतहिते रतः

Transliteration

kṛte yuge paraṃ jñānaṃ kapilādisvarūpadhṛk dadāti sarvabhūtātmā sarvabhūtahite rataḥ

Translation

No Kṛta Yuga, o Ser Supremo—Alma de todos os seres—concede o conhecimento mais elevado, assumindo formas como a de Kapila; sempre dedicado ao bem de cada criatura.

Word by Word

• कृते: in the Kṛta (Satya) age
• कृते: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; युगनाम (Kṛta-yuga)

• युगे: in the yuga
• युगे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: कर्मविशेषण (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (ज्ञानम्-विशेषण)

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कपिलादिस्वरूपधृक्: assuming forms such as Kapila
• कपिलादिस्वरूपधृक्: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कपिल + आदि + स्वरूप + धृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कपिल-आदि-स्वरूप-धृक् = 'bearing the form of Kapila etc.')

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वभूतात्मा: the soul of all beings
• सर्वभूतात्मा: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्व-भूत-आत्मा = 'the self of all beings')

• सर्वभूतहिते: in the welfare of all beings
• सर्वभूतहिते: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत + हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्व-भूत-हित)

• रतः: devoted, engaged
• रतः: कर्तृविशेषण (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक; √रम्-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Kapila

FAQs

What is the significance of Kṛta Yuga in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Kṛta Yuga as the age where Vishnu most directly grants “paraṃ jñānam” (highest liberating knowledge), emphasizing purity of dharma and clarity of spiritual insight.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Vishnu’s method of guiding beings across time?

Parāśara frames Vishnu as adapting His instruction to the age—here, in Kṛta Yuga, He teaches primarily through supreme knowledge, even taking forms such as Kapila to transmit it.

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

Vishnu is described as the indwelling Self of all beings and the benevolent sovereign who acts for universal welfare—His avatars and teachings are expressions of His sustaining and liberating power.