Shloka 34

गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः

Devanagari script

अत्रोपविश्य सा तेन कापि पुष्पैर् अलंकृता अन्यजन्मनि सर्वात्मा विष्णुर् अभ्यर्चितो यया

Transliteration

atropaviśya sā tena kāpi puṣpair alaṃkṛtā anyajanmani sarvātmā viṣṇur abhyarcito yayā

Translation

เมื่อนางนั่งอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น เขาก็ประดับนางด้วยดอกไม้ เพราะในชาติปางก่อน นางเองได้บูชาพระวิษณุ ผู้เป็นอาตมันภายในสรรพสิ่ง ด้วยเครื่องสักการะแห่งภักติ

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• उपविश्य: having sat down
• उपविश्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तेन: with him
• तेन: Sahakari/Karana (Instrument/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• कापि: some woman
• कापि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: का (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental)

• अलंकृता: adorned
• अलंकृता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अलम्-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'decorated'

• अन्यजन्मनि: in another birth
• अन्यजन्मनि: Adhikarana (Time/Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (locative)

• सर्वात्मा: the all-soul (Lord)
• सर्वात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (यस्य आत्मा सर्वः/सर्वेषां आत्मा); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभ्यर्चितः: was worshipped
• अभ्यर्चितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'worshipped'

• यया: by whom (by her)
• यया: Karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Worship offered to Viṣṇu as the Sarvātmā (indwelling Self) bears fruit across births, ripening into present grace and auspiciousness.

Vedantic Theme: Atman

Application: Sustain daily offerings (mantra, flowers, service) with the long view that devotion matures over time, even beyond a single lifetime.

Vishishtadvaita: Sarvātmā language aligns with Viśiṣṭādvaita: the Lord indwells all beings as their inner ruler while remaining distinct and worthy of worship.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu being called Sarvātman in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames Vishnu as the inner Self present in all beings, reinforcing his status as the supreme, all-pervading reality whose worship reaches the deepest ground of existence.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the link between past-life actions and present outcomes here?

Parāśara attributes her present honor and adornment to prior-birth worship of Vishnu, presenting devotion as a trans-temporal cause whose effects can mature in later lives.

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

Vishnu is depicted as the supreme recipient of worship and the universal inner ruler; devotion to him is shown to generate enduring merit and divine favor across the cycle of births.