Shloka 11

गर्भ-व्यवस्था, देवकी-गर्भ-स्तुति (गर्भस्तुतिः), जगदन्तर्गत-हरि-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

कामगर्भा तथेच्छा त्वं त्वं तुष्टिस् तोषगर्भिणी मेधा च बोधगर्भासि धैर्यगर्भोद्वहा धृतिः

Transliteration

kāmagarbhā tathecchā tvaṃ tvaṃ tuṣṭis toṣagarbhiṇī medhā ca bodhagarbhāsi dhairyagarbhodvahā dhṛtiḥ

Translation

พระองค์คือกามะ ผู้ทรงครรภ์แห่งความปรารถนา; พระองค์คืออิจฉา อุ้มความตั้งใจแน่วแน่ พระองค์คือความพอใจ อุทรแห่งความอิ่มเอม พระองค์คือปัญญา อุ้มการตื่นรู้ พระองค์คือความกล้าหาญ มีกำลังอยู่ในแก่น และพระองค์คือความอดทน ผู้แบกความเพียรและพลัง

Word by Word

कामगर्भाhaving desire as (her) womb; containing desire

तथाlikewise

इच्छाwish; will

त्वम्you

तुष्टिःcontentment

तोषगर्भिणीpregnant with satisfaction; containing delight

मेधाintelligence

चand

बोधगर्भाhaving understanding within; containing awareness

असिare

धैर्यगर्भोद्वहाbringing forth fortitude; producing steadfastness

धृतिःsteadfastness; resolve

Speaker

Sage Parasara (addressing the Divine as the inner source of all faculties, within his discourse to Maitreya)

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: As Krishna, the Supreme is praised as the ground of inner life—desire, will, contentment, intelligence, steadfastness, and endurance—by which beings act and mature.

Leela: Dharma-upadesa

Dharma Restored: Psychological order: harmonizing desire with resolve and endurance under divine sovereignty.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Even the faculties that seem purely personal—desire, will, intellect, and patience—are divine energies; aligning them with the Lord transforms bondage into devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Offer your desires and decisions as sankalpa to the Lord; practice contentment and endurance as acts of bhakti in daily duties.

Vishishtadvaita: The self’s capacities are real and meaningful yet dependent on the Lord as their inner support (śeṣa-śeṣi relation), fitting Viśiṣṭādvaita’s devotional ontology.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of describing the Divine as the source of desire, will, and intellect in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames Vishnu as the inner ground of all human faculties—desire, volition, contentment, intelligence, and endurance—showing that even psychological powers ultimately arise from the Supreme.

How does Sage Parasara explain the relationship between individual qualities and the Supreme Reality?

By attributing these qualities to the Divine directly, Parasara implies that individual virtues and capacities are expressions dependent on Vishnu, who sustains and pervades them as their inner essence.

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

Vishnu is presented not merely as a deity among others, but as the all-pervading Supreme who contains and empowers every form of knowing, willing, and persevering—supporting core Vaishnava metaphysics.