Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

एकश् चतुर्धा भगवान् हुताशो वर्चोविभूतिं जगतो ददाति त्वं विश्वतश् चक्षुर् अनन्तमूर्ते त्रेधा पदं त्वं निदधे विधातः

Transliteration

ekaś caturdhā bhagavān hutāśo varcovibhūtiṃ jagato dadāti tvaṃ viśvataś cakṣur anantamūrte tredhā padaṃ tvaṃ nidadhe vidhātaḥ

Translation

แม้ทรงเป็นหนึ่งเดียว แต่พระผู้มีพระภาคเจ้า—ในรูปแห่งไฟศักดิ์สิทธิ์—ทรงแบ่งเป็นสี่ส่วนและประทานความสว่าง พลังชีวิต และความรุ่งโรจน์แก่โลก ข้าแต่พระผู้มีรูปกายอนันต์ พระองค์คือดวงเนตรแห่งจักรวาล และในฐานะพระผู้ลิขิต พระองค์ทรงวางตำแหน่งของพระองค์ในสามย่างก้าว เพื่อสถาปนาระเบียบที่ค้ำจุนจักรวาล

Word by Word

एकःone

चतुर्धाfourfold

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

हुताशःfire

वर्चोविभूतिम्splendour and power

जगतःof the world

ददातिgives

त्वम्you

विश्वतःeverywhere

चक्षुःeye, vision

अनन्तमूर्तेO infinite-formed one

त्रेधाthreefold

पदम्step, station, place

त्वम्you

निदधेyou placed, you established

विधातःO ordainer, creator

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Lord Viṣṇu in an opening praise within the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue frame)

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Secondary

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The one Lord manifests as sacred Fire in fourfold function to sustain worldly vitality and splendor, and establishes a threefold cosmic station/order as the universe’s all-seeing ordainer.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Integrate ritual life (agni/offerings, discipline) with contemplation of the Lord as the inner regulator of cosmic order and moral order.

Vishishtadvaita: Links Vedic yajña-symbolism (Agni) to Bhagavān as the single inner agent who distributes vibhūti—supporting unity of ritual and personal theism in Vishishtadvaita.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

Agni (Hutāśa)

FAQs

What is the significance of the fourfold Fire (Agni) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse presents Agni as a single divine principle appearing in four modes to distribute the world’s radiance and sustaining energy—implying that cosmic functions operate through Vishnu’s ordered manifestations.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Vishnu’s role as the universal regulator here?

By calling Vishnu the all-pervading Eye and the Ordainer who establishes a threefold station, Parāśara frames creation as structured governance: the universe is seen, measured, and maintained by Vishnu’s supreme will.

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

Vishnu is portrayed as the Supreme Reality who is both immanent (as the operative powers like Agni) and transcendent (infinite-formed), establishing cosmic order through sovereign arrangement rather than mere material causation.