Shloka 15

Viṣṇu-dhyāna: Saguṇa Iconography, Nirguṇa Framework, and the Vāsudeva Insight

Devanagari script

सर्वलोकहितैषी च सर्वेशः सर्वभावनः / आदित्यमण्डले संस्थो अग्निस्थो वारिसंस्थितः

Transliteration

sarvalokahitaiṣī ca sarveśaḥ sarvabhāvanaḥ / ādityamaṇḍale saṃstho agnistho vārisaṃsthitaḥ

Translation

وہ تمام جہانوں کا خیرخواہ، سب کا پروردگار اور ہر حال کا پرورش کرنے والا ہے۔ وہ آدتیہ کے منڈل میں مقیم، آگ میں حاضر، اور پانی میں قائم ہے۔

Word by Word

• सर्वलोकहितैषी: seeker of the welfare of all worlds
• सर्वलोकहितैषी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लोक + हित + एषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वलोकहितम् एषते/इच्छति)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• सर्वेशः: Lord of all
• सर्वेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वस्य ईशः)

• सर्वभावनः: nourisher/creator of all
• सर्वभावनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वस्य भावनः—पालकः/वर्धकः/सृष्टिकर्ता)

• आदित्यमण्डले: in the solar orb
• आदित्यमण्डले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आदित्यस्य मण्डले)

• संस्थः: situated
• संस्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (स्थितः)

• अग्निस्थः: abiding in fire
• अग्निस्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (अग्नौ स्थितः)

• वारिसंस्थितः: situated in water
• वारिसंस्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारि + सम् + √स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (वारिणि संस्थितः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Īśvara’s immanence: the Lord pervades and sustains all states of being, present in luminous and life-giving elements.

Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin (inner ruler) and sarva-bhāva-bhāvana (ground of all becoming).

Application: Practice element-based contemplation: see the divine in sunlight, flame (discipline/clarity), and water (purity/flow); cultivate universal goodwill (sarvaloka-hita).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: cosmic elements

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.92.12 (sarvaga, sarvātmā); Garuda Purana 1.92.16 (Vāsudeva-dhyāna)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Aditya (Sun)
• Agni
• Waters (Āpaḥ)

FAQs

What is the importance of describing the Lord as present in the Sun, fire, and water in the Garuda Purana?

This verse teaches divine immanence: the Supreme is not distant but pervades the primary life-supporting cosmic principles—light (Sun), transformation (fire), and nourishment (waters).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By presenting the Lord as all-pervading and the well-wisher of all worlds, it frames liberation and protection as rooted in remembrance of the Supreme who governs and sustains all realms the soul may traverse.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the verse as a daily remembrance (smaraṇa) during sunrise, lamp-lighting, or water-offering, cultivating reverence for nature and ethical living aligned with universal welfare (sarvaloka-hita).