Shloka 37

देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्

Devanagari script

ऋग्वेदस् त्वं यजुर्वेदः सामवेदस् त्व् अथर्व च शिक्षा कल्पो निरुक्तं च छन्दो ज्योतिषम् एव च

Transliteration

ṛgvedas tvaṃ yajurvedaḥ sāmavedas tv atharva ca śikṣā kalpo niruktaṃ ca chando jyotiṣam eva ca

Translation

Ты — Ригведа; Ты — Яджурведа; Ты — Самаведа, и также Атхарваведа. Ты же — Шикша, Калпа, Нирукта, Чхандас и Джйотиша: все эти веданги — Ты.

Word by Word

• ऋग्वेदः: the Ṛgveda
• ऋग्वेदः: Pratijna/Predicate nominative (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक् (प्रातिपदिक) + वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (ṛg-veda)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यजुर्वेदः: the Yajurveda
• यजुर्वेदः: Pratijna/Predicate nominative (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (yajur-veda)

• सामवेदः: the Sāmaveda
• सामवेदः: Pratijna/Predicate nominative (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (sāma-veda)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (पुनरुक्त)

• अथर्व: Atharva (Atharvaveda)
• अथर्व: Pratijna/Predicate nominative (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अथर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अथर्ववेदस्य संक्षेप-निर्देशः (elliptic)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• शिक्षा: phonetics (Śikṣā)
• शिक्षा: Pratijna/Predicate nominative (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कल्पः: ritual procedure (Kalpa)
• कल्पः: Pratijna/Predicate nominative (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• निरुक्तम्: etymology/exegesis (Nirukta)
• निरुक्तम्: Pratijna/Predicate nominative (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• छन्दः: meter/prosody (Chandas)
• छन्दः: Pratijna/Predicate nominative (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ज्योतिषम्: astronomy/astrology (Jyotiṣa)
• ज्योतिषम्: Pratijna/Predicate nominative (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: All Vedic revelation and its auxiliary sciences (vedāṅgas) are expressions of the Lord, so sacred knowledge culminates in Him as its source and meaning.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Study scripture and its disciplines as worship (sevā) of Narayana—letting learning mature into devotion and humility.

Vishishtadvaita: Positions the personal Lord as the inner controller and ground of Vedic knowledge, integrating śāstra and bhakti rather than separating them.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Atharvaveda
• Vedangas (Shiksha, Kalpa, Nirukta, Chandas, Jyotisha)

FAQs

What is the significance of identifying Vishnu with the Vedas in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Viṣṇu as the very form of revelation—Veda and its auxiliary sciences—implying that ultimate authority, ritual order, and sacred meaning all rest in Him as the Supreme Reality.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the role of Vedāṅgas here?

By listing Śikṣā, Kalpa, Nirukta, Chandas, and Jyotiṣa, Parāśara shows that not only the Vedas but also the disciplines that preserve, interpret, and apply them are expressions of Viṣṇu’s power.

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

Viṣṇu is portrayed as both the content and the means of sacred knowledge, aligning with Vaiṣṇava theology where the Supreme Person is the ground of dharma, scripture, and the cosmos that the Purāṇa will later describe.