Shloka 33

Devanagari script

किं वात्र बहुनोक्तेन संक्षेपेणेदम् उच्यते

Transliteration

kiṃ vātra bahunoktena saṃkṣepeṇedam ucyate

Translation

Ngunit bakit pa magsalita nang marami? Sa maikling sabi, ito ang dapat ipahayag.

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• वा: or; indeed
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive/alternative particle)

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• बहुना: with much (talk)
• बहुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; ‘बहु’ = much (as instrument: by much)

• उक्तेन: by what has been said
• उक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used nominally) ‘said’

• संक्षेपेण: briefly; in summary
• संक्षेपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; manner-instrument

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उच्यते: is said; is stated
• उच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive voice)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Conclusion of the stuti section—summarizing the all-pervasion teaching

Teaching: Philosophical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The teaching is intentionally condensed: having illustrated all-pervasion through many examples, the speaker now signals a concise summation as sufficient for comprehension.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Prefer depth over accumulation—take a single distilled principle (the Lord’s all-pervasion) and contemplate it repeatedly until it becomes lived insight.

Vishishtadvaita: Pedagogically supports the move from many upacāras (illustrations) to one siddhānta (the Lord as the single ground in whom all attributes and modes inhere).

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Shanta

FAQs

What is the significance of speaking “in brief” (saṃkṣepeṇa) in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals a deliberate compression of teaching—Parāśara indicates that the essential doctrine can be stated succinctly before moving to the core point.

How does Sage Parāśara explain concepts through the dialogue structure here?

He uses a pedagogical transition: after (or instead of) extended exposition, he announces a summary statement to deliver the key conclusion efficiently to Maitreya.

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

Even without naming Vishnu in this half-verse, the Purāṇic method here prepares for a decisive, distilled teaching—typically culminating in Vishnu’s supremacy as the governing principle behind cosmic order.