Shloka 67

वंशस्मरण-फलम्, वैशालिका-प्रसङ्गः, रेवती-बलदेव-विवाहः, विष्णु-परतत्त्व-स्तुतिः

Devanagari script

यस्मिञ् जगद् यो जगद् एतद् आद्यो यश् चाश्रितो ऽस्मिञ् जगति स्वयंभूः स सर्वभूतप्रभवो धरित्र्यां स्वांशेन विष्णुर् नृपते ऽवतीर्णः

Transliteration

yasmiñ jagad yo jagad etad ādyo yaś cāśrito 'smiñ jagati svayaṃbhūḥ sa sarvabhūtaprabhavo dharitryāṃ svāṃśena viṣṇur nṛpate 'vatīrṇaḥ

Translation

Siya na kinaroroonan ng buong sansinukob, Siya ang sinaunang pinagmulan ng daigdig na ito, at Siya—ang Panginoong kusang isinilang—na gayon ma’y nananahan sa mundong ito; Siya ang pinagmumulan ng lahat ng nilalang, O Hari, na bumaba sa lupa bilang Viṣṇu sa pamamagitan ng bahagi ng Kanyang sariling pagka-Diyos.

Word by Word

• yasmin: in whom
• yasmin: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• jagat: the world/universe
• jagat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (जगत्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• jagat: [is] the universe
• jagat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (जगत्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (Predicate Nominative)

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (एतद्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ādyaḥ: primal/first
• ādyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādya (आद्य)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: Conjunction

• āśritaḥ: supported/resting
• āśritaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āśrita (आश्रित)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम्)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• jagati: world
• jagati: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (जगत्)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• svayambhūḥ: self-born
• svayambhūḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svayambhū (स्वयम्भू)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sarvabhūtaprabhavaḥ: source of all beings
• sarvabhūtaprabhavaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvabhūtaprabhava (सर्वभूतप्रभव)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• dharitryām: on earth
• dharitryām: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharitrī (धरित्री)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• svāṃśena: with his own portion
• svāṃśena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāṃśa (स्वांश)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• viṣṇuḥ: Vishnu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (विष्णु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• nṛpate: O King
• nṛpate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (नृपति)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (Sambodhana), Singular

• avatīrṇaḥ: descended/incarnated
• avatīrṇaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: avatīrṇa (अवतीर्ण)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (addressing a king within the narrative frame; taught in the Parāśara–Maitreya dialogue tradition of the Vishnu Purana)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Royal lineages and the divine origins/presence associated with kings and their realms.

Teaching: Genealogical

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu is both the transcendent origin of the universe and the immanent refuge within it, descending by his own aspect for the world’s good.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Contemplate the Lord as both inner ruler and cosmic source, and cultivate steady remembrance amid worldly life.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the Lord as jagat-kāraṇa and antaryāmin: the world abides in him while he pervades it as its inner controller.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Antaryamin: Yes

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Jagat (Universe)
• Svayambhu (Self-born Lord)
• King (Nripati)

FAQs

What is the significance of calling Vishnu both the origin of the universe and the one who dwells within it?

This verse presents Vishnu as simultaneously transcendent (the primordial source of the cosmos) and immanent (the indwelling support within the world), a core Purāṇic statement of divine sovereignty over creation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea of avatāra here?

Parāśara frames avatāra as the Supreme’s descent “by his own portion” (svāṃśa), indicating a purposeful manifestation within the world while the Lord’s supreme nature remains unexhausted and unlimited.

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

Vishnu is affirmed as the ultimate reality: the ground of the universe, the first cause, and the source of all beings—who also enters history through descent to uphold cosmic order and dharma.