Shloka 9

स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्

Devanagari script

संध्या रात्रिर् अहो भूमिर् गगनं वायुर् अम्बु च हुताशनो मनो बुद्धिर् भूतादिस् त्वं तथाच्युत

Transliteration

saṃdhyā rātrir aho bhūmir gaganaṃ vāyur ambu ca hutāśano mano buddhir bhūtādis tvaṃ tathācyuta

Translation

त्वं संध्या त्वं रात्रिरहो त्वं भूमिर्गगनं तथा। वायुरम्बु च हुताशनः, मनो बुद्धिश्च भूतादिस्त्वं तथाच्युत॥

Word by Word

संध्याtwilight

रात्रिःnight

अहःday

भूमिःearth

गगनम्sky

वायुःwind

अम्बुwater

चand

हुताशनःfire (the eater of offerings)

मनःmind

बुद्धिःintellect

भूतादिःthe elements and the rest (primordial categories)

त्वम्you

तथाthus, likewise

अच्युतO Acyuta (the unfailing one)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; hymn-like identification of Vishnu with the cosmos)

Characters & Entities

Vishnu (Acyuta)

FAQs

What is the significance of identifying Vishnu with twilight, day, and night in the Vishnu Purana?

It presents Vishnu as the sovereign ground of time and cosmic rhythm, implying that all temporal transitions and order rest in Him.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between Vishnu and the elements here?

By listing earth, space, air, water, and fire as ‘You are…’, Parāśara frames the elements as dependent expressions of Vishnu’s all-pervading reality rather than independent ultimate principles.

What is the theological importance of calling Vishnu ‘Acyuta’ in this context?

Acyuta underscores the Lord’s unfailing, unchanging supremacy even while appearing as the changing cosmos—supporting a Vaishnava view where the world is pervaded and sustained by the immutable Supreme.