Shloka 12

वासुदेवस्वरूपनिरूपणं—सर्गक्रमश्च

Vāsudeva’s Nature and the Ordered Process of Creation

Devanagari script

सर्वत्रासौ समस्तं च वसत्य् अत्रेति वै यतः ततः स वासुदेवेति विद्वद्भिः परिपठ्यते

Transliteration

sarvatrāsau samastaṃ ca vasaty atreti vai yataḥ tataḥ sa vāsudeveti vidvadbhiḥ paripaṭhyate

Translation

Sapagkat Siya’y nananahan sa lahat ng dako, at ang kabuuan ng lahat ng umiiral ay nananahan sa Kanya, kaya’t binibigkas at kinikilala Siya ng mga pantas bilang “Vāsudeva.”

Word by Word

सर्वत्रeverywhere

असौhe (that one)

समस्तम्the whole (universe), all

चand

वसतिdwells, resides

अत्रhere

इतिthus

वैindeed

यतःbecause, since

ततःtherefore

सःhe

वासुदेव-इति(called) Vāsudeva

विद्वद्भिःby the learned

परिपठ्यतेis recited/declared

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

Vasudeva (as a divine epithet)

FAQs

What is the significance of the name “Vāsudeva” in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse defines “Vāsudeva” as the One who pervades all places and in whom the entire cosmos resides—an epithet expressing Vishnu’s absolute sovereignty and all-pervading presence.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Supreme’s relation to the universe here?

Parāśara presents a twofold relation: the Supreme is present everywhere (immanence), and all beings and worlds abide within Him (the universe as dependent on the Supreme).

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the Supreme Reality—both the indwelling presence in all and the ultimate support in whom all existence is contained, aligning with core Vaishnava metaphysics.