Shloka 25

Devanagari script

वसति हृदि सनातने च तस्मिन् भवति पुमाञ् जगतो ऽस्य सौम्यरूपः क्षितिरसम् अतिरम्यम् आत्मनो ऽन्तः कथयति चारुतयैव शालपोतः

Transliteration

vasati hṛdi sanātane ca tasmin bhavati pumāñ jagato 'sya saumyarūpaḥ kṣitirasam atiramyam ātmano 'ntaḥ kathayati cārutayaiva śālapotaḥ

Translation

Kapag ang Walang Hanggang Siya ay nananahan sa puso, ang tao ay wari’y nagiging banayad na anyo ng buong daigdig. Gaya ng ibong śālapota na umaawit mula sa loob, sa ganda ng pananalita niya’y inilalahad ang ubod ng lupa na lubhang kaaya-aya, bilang panloob na pagdama sa Sarili.

Word by Word

• वसति: dwells
• वसति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सनातने: eternal
• सनातने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying हृदि/तस्मिन्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तस्मिन्: in that (heart)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भवति: becomes / is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुमान्: a man
• पुमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुम्स्/पुमान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सौम्यरूपः: of gentle form
• सौम्यरूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय; विशेषण (of पुमान्)

• क्षितिरसम्: the essence of the earth (earthly essence)
• क्षितिरसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• अतिरम्यम्: very delightful
• अतिरम्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying क्षितिरसम्)

• आत्मनः: of himself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अन्तः: within
• अन्तः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: 'within')

• कथयति: tells, describes
• कथयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चारुतया: with charm/beauty
• चारुतया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Nipata (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• शालपोतः: the śālapota bird (parrot-like bird)
• शालपोतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालपोत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Fruit of the indwelling Eternal: the saint becomes gentle to the world and speaks from inner realization

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: revealing

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When the Eternal indwells the heart, one’s presence becomes gentle and world-embracing, and speech flows as a natural expression of inner realization.

Vedantic Theme: Atman

Application: Practice inward recollection (smaraṇa) and disciplined speech so that insight expresses itself as kindness and clarity rather than argument.

Vishishtadvaita: Realization is portrayed as inwardly received grace of the indwelling Lord, yielding a transformed personality that serves the world without erasing individuality.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Atman (Self)
• Jiva (individual being)

FAQs

What is the significance of Vishnu dwelling in the heart in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse presents Vishnu as the Eternal indweller: when realized within the heart, the person’s nature becomes gentle and world-benefiting, reflecting divine order from within.

How does Sage Parāśara explain inner realization in this context?

He frames realization as an inward transformation: the truth is not merely learned but naturally expressed—like a sweet-voiced bird—when the Eternal is present within.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is implied as the Supreme Reality immanent in all beings; devotion and contemplation reveal Him as the inner ruler, aligning the jīva with a compassionate, harmonious mode of being.