Shloka 4

Primordial Creation: From Brahman to the Cosmic Egg

Devanagari script

सर्वज्ञं ज्ञानरूपत्वादनंतमजमव्ययम् । अविनाशि सदास्वच्छमच्युतं व्यापकं महत्

Transliteration

sarvajñaṃ jñānarūpatvādanaṃtamajamavyayam | avināśi sadāsvacchamacyutaṃ vyāpakaṃ mahat

Translation

ทรงรอบรู้ทั้งปวง—เพราะสภาวะของพระองค์คือญาณเอง—อนันต์ ไม่เกิด ไม่เสื่อม; ไม่พินาศ ผ่องใสเสมอ; อจยุตะ ผู้ไม่คลาดเคลื่อน แผ่ซ่านทั่ว เป็นมหัตตะอันสูงสุด

Word by Word

• सर्वज्ञम्: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः: सर्वं जानाति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीहिसदृश-विशेषणप्रयोग)

• ज्ञानरूपत्वात्: because of being of the nature of knowledge
• ज्ञानरूपत्वात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान + रूपत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान-हेतु), एकवचन; समासः: ज्ञानस्य रूपत्वम्; -त्व (भावप्रत्यय)

• अनन्तम्: endless; infinite
• अनन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अजम्: unborn
• अजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अव्ययम्: imperishable; immutable
• अव्ययम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अविनाशि: indestructible
• अविनाशि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविनाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषण

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• स्वच्छम्: clear; pure
• स्वच्छम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अच्युतम्: unfailing; unfallen
• अच्युतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• व्यापकम्: all-pervading
• व्यापकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रातिपदिक: महत्)

Speaker

Unspecified (verse is a descriptive eulogy; speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ज्ञानरूपत्वादनंतमजमव्ययम् = ज्ञानरूपत्वात् + अनन्तम् + अजम् + अव्ययम् (त् + अ-); सदास्वच्छम् = सदा + स्वच्छम्; अविनाशि (अविनाशिन्) रूप-लोप.

Characters & Entities

• Acyuta (Vishnu)

FAQs

Who is praised as 'Acyuta' in this verse?

Acyuta is a well-known epithet of Viṣṇu, meaning “the infallible one,” indicating the deity who never falls from His essential nature or sovereignty.

How does the verse describe the nature of the Supreme?

It portrays the Supreme as consciousness itself (jñāna-svarūpa), infinite, unborn, imperishable, indestructible, ever-pure, all-pervading, and supremely great.

What is the ethical or devotional takeaway from this description?

By focusing on the divine qualities—purity, permanence, and all-pervasion—the verse guides the devotee toward steady devotion and trust in an unchanging, sustaining Supreme.