Shloka 63

वंशस्मरण-फलम्, वैशालिका-प्रसङ्गः, रेवती-बलदेव-विवाहः, विष्णु-परतत्त्व-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

मद्रूपम् आस्थाय सृजत्य् अजो यः स्थितौ च यो ऽसौ पुरुषस्वरूपी रुद्रस्वरूपेण च यो ऽत्ति विश्वं धत्ते तथानन्तवपुः समस्तम्

Transliteration

madrūpam āsthāya sṛjaty ajo yaḥ sthitau ca yo 'sau puruṣasvarūpī rudrasvarūpeṇa ca yo 'tti viśvaṃ dhatte tathānantavapuḥ samastam

Translation

พระองค์ผู้ทรงรับรูปกายของข้าพเจ้าเพื่อสร้างสรรค์ แม้พระองค์เองจะไม่เกิด ผู้ทรงดำรงอยู่ในฐานะพระบุรุษในสภาวะแห่งการรักษา และผู้ทรงรับรูปกายของพระรุทรเพื่อทำลายจักรวาล พระองค์ผู้มีรูปกายอนันต์ทรงค้ำจุนสรรพสิ่ง

Word by Word

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनस्य रूपम् ‘मत्’ (enclitic stem used in compound)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मद्रूपम्: my form
• मद्रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् + रूप (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘मम रूपम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आस्थाय: having assumed
• आस्थाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having assumed/taken’

• सृजति: creates
• सृजति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अजः: the Unborn (Brahmā)
• अजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ब्रह्मा-पर्यायः (the Unborn/Brahmā)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-यः (relative pronoun)

• स्थितौ: in sustenance
• स्थितौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरणे (locative: in maintenance)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असौ: that (one)
• असौ: Karta (Appositive subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ (demonstrative: that/he)

• पुरुष: Puruṣa
• पुरुष: Sambandha (Relation within compound/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपदत्वेन

• स्वरूपी: having the form
• स्वरूपी: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘स्वरूपिन्’ (having the form of)

• पुरुषस्वरूपी: in the form of Puruṣa
• पुरुषस्वरूपी: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरुष + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः: ‘पुरुषस्य स्वरूपी’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रुद्र: Rudra
• रुद्र: Sambandha (Relation within compound/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपदत्वेन

• स्वरूपेण: by (his) form
• स्वरूपेण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/प्रकार (instrumental: by/with the form)

• रुद्रस्वरूपेण: in the form of Rudra
• रुद्रस्वरूपेण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘रुद्रस्य स्वरूपेण’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अत्ति: devours
• अत्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• धत्ते: supports/bears
• धत्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/likewise)

• अनन्त: endless
• अनन्त: Sambandha (Qualifier within compound/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपदत्वेन; ‘endless’

• वपुः: body/form
• वपुः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-सम्बन्धी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहौ उत्तरपदत्वेन

• अनन्तवपुः: whose form is infinite
• अनन्तवपुः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः: ‘अनन्तं वपुः यस्य सः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समस्तम्: all/entire
• समस्तम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘all/entire’ (qualifying implied object)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: How the unborn Lord alone performs creation, preservation, and dissolution by assuming Brahmā, Puruṣa, and Rudra forms, yet remains infinite and all-supporting.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The unborn Supreme assumes Brahmā for creation, abides as Puruṣa for preservation, becomes Rudra for dissolution, and as infinite-bodied Lord upholds the entirety.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: See diverse powers and deities as expressions of one sustaining reality, reducing sectarianism and deepening single-pointed devotion.

Vishishtadvaita: Unity-in-diversity: one Lord with infinite auspicious modes (ananta-vapuḥ) performs differentiated cosmic roles without losing essential transcendence.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Rudra (Shiva)

FAQs

What is the significance of the Lord taking different forms (Brahmā, Puruṣa, Rudra) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents a unified theology: the Supreme Lord (identified with Vishnu) performs creation, preservation, and dissolution by manifesting appropriate cosmic forms, while remaining transcendent and unborn.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the relationship between Vishnu and the Trimūrti?

Parāśara frames Brahmā-like creation, Puruṣa-like maintenance, and Rudra-like dissolution as functions or aspects assumed by one Supreme Reality, emphasizing Vishnu’s sovereignty over all cosmic operations.

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

Vishnu is portrayed as the ultimate ground of being—limitless in forms, sustaining the totality—supporting a Vaishnava reading where all divine agencies are expressions of the one Supreme Lord.