Shloka 60

गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः

Devanagari script

तद्भर्तृषु तथा तासु सर्वभूतेषु चेश्वरः आत्मस्वरूपरूपो ऽसौ व्याप्य वायुर् इव स्थितः

Transliteration

tadbhartṛṣu tathā tāsu sarvabhūteṣu ceśvaraḥ ātmasvarūparūpo 'sau vyāpya vāyur iva sthitaḥ

Translation

Sa kanilang mga asawa, sa mga babae ring iyon, at sa lahat ng nilalang, nananahan ang Panginoon bilang anyo ng panloob na Sarili; Siya’y lumalaganap sa lahat, gaya ng hanging nasa lahat ng dako.

Word by Word

तद्भर्तृषुin their husbands

तथाlikewise

तासुin them

सर्वभूतेषुin all beings

चand

ईश्वरःthe Lord

आत्मस्वरूपरूपःwhose form is his own true nature

असौthat one (he)

व्याप्यhaving pervaded

वायुःwind

इवlike

स्थितःabides

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

Ishvara (the Lord)

Atman (inner Self)

All beings (sarvabhūta)

FAQs

What is the significance of the wind (vāyu) analogy in the Vishnu Purana?

It illustrates omnipresence: just as wind pervades and moves through all spaces without being confined to one place, the Lord pervades all beings as their inner presence.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Lord’s presence in ordinary social roles like husband and wife?

He frames the divine as the inner Self within every person, showing that the Lord’s sovereignty is not limited to temples or ascetic life but is present throughout worldly relations and duties.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu here?

Vishnu is presented as Īśvara who pervades all and indwells all as the Self—supporting a Vaishnava view of the Supreme who is both transcendent and intimately present within creation.