Shloka 61

उपसंहारः, वैष्णवपुराण-प्रशंसा, फलश्रुति, परम्परा-प्रवहः (पाठ-श्रवण-फलम्)

Devanagari script

ज्ञानप्रवृत्तिनियमैक्यमयाय पुंसो भोगप्रदानपटवे त्रिगुणात्मकाय अव्याकृताय भवभावनकारणाय वन्दे स्वरूपभवनाय सदाजराय

Transliteration

jñānapravṛttiniyamaikyamayāya puṃso bhogapradānapaṭave triguṇātmakāya avyākṛtāya bhavabhāvanakāraṇāya vande svarūpabhavanāya sadājarāya

Translation

நான் அந்த என்றும் முதுமையற்ற இறைவனை வணங்குகிறேன்—உடலுடையோர்க்கு ஞானம், செயல், அவற்றை ஆளும் நியமம் ஆகியவற்றின் ஒருமை-சொரூபமானவர்; அனுபவப் பயன்களை அளிப்பதில் வல்லவர்; முக்குணச் சாரமாயினும் அவ்யக்தராக இருப்பவர்; ‘பவ’ எனும் ஆகுதல் எண்ணப்படவும் தோன்றவும் காரணமானவர்—அவரின் சொரூபமே அவரின் வாசஸ்தலம்.

Word by Word

ज्ञानप्रवृत्तिनियमैक्यमयायto him who is of the nature of the unity of knowledge, activity, and regulation

पुंसःof the person (of the Lord)

भोगप्रदानपटवेto the skillful giver of enjoyments

त्रिगुणात्मकायto the three-guṇa-natured

अव्याकृतायto the unmanifest/undeveloped

भवभावनकारणायto the cause of the bringing-forth of existence

वन्देI worship/salute

स्वरूपभवनायto the abode/state that is his own true form

सदाजरायto the ever-unaging

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya; part of an opening/continuing eulogy to Vishnu)

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Primary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The Lord is the unmanifest ground of becoming, the unity behind knowledge, action, and their regulation, and the competent dispenser of karmic enjoyments while remaining beyond manifestation.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: See life’s results as administered by the Lord and practice responsible action with surrender, reducing anxiety about outcomes.

Vishishtadvaita: Combines transcendence (avyākṛta) with immanence as niyantṛ/dispenser of bhoga, aligning with the Lord as inner ruler of karma and its fruits.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

Triguna (sattva-rajas-tamas)

Avyakrita (Unmanifest Prakriti)

FAQs

What is the significance of describing Vishnu as the unity of knowledge, action, and law in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames Vishnu as the single sovereign principle behind cognition, worldly engagement, and the moral-cosmic order that regulates results—placing all functions of life under one supreme source.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relation between the three guṇas and the Unmanifest (avyākṛta)?

He praises Vishnu as tri-guṇātmaka (pervading and governing prakṛti’s guṇas) while also being avyākṛta (not limited to manifest forms), expressing both immanence and transcendence.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu being called the giver of bhoga (fruition) here?

It asserts Vishnu’s lordship over karmic outcomes: experiences and their fruits are not random but administered by the Supreme, reinforcing Vaishnava sovereignty and providence.