Shloka 7

Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)

Devanagari script

अत्र विष्णु: सहस्राक्ष: सहस्नरचरणोडव्यय: । सहस्रशिरस: श्रीमानेक: पश्यति मायया

Transliteration

atra viṣṇuḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasracaraṇo 'vyayaḥ | sahasraśirāḥ śrīmān ekaḥ paśyati māyayā ||

Translation

Tại đây là đức Viṣṇu—ngàn mắt, ngàn chân, bất hoại; ngàn đầu, rực rỡ mà vẫn chỉ là Một. Nhờ thần lực (māyā) của Ngài, Ngài nhìn thấu và cai quản thế giới muôn hình vạn trạng, cho thấy rằng sau vẻ đa tạp bề ngoài vẫn là một Đấng Chúa Tể duy nhất, bền vững, với tầm nhìn bao trùm tất cả.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable adverb of place)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• सहस्राक्षः: having a thousand eyes
• सहस्राक्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्राक्ष
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• सहस्रचरणः: having a thousand feet
• सहस्रचरणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्रचरण
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• अव्ययः: imperishable
• अव्ययः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• सहस्रशिराः: having a thousand heads
• सहस्रशिराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्रशिरस्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• श्रीमान्: glorious; possessing splendor
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• एकः: one; single
• एकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (दृश्-अर्थे)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• मायया: by (his) māyā; through illusion/power
• मायया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया
• Form: Feminine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the supreme Lord (Viṣṇu) is one and imperishable, yet appears with countless forms and faculties; through māyā he manifests multiplicity while remaining a single, all-seeing reality. Ethically, it encourages humility and trust in a higher order that comprehends and sustains all.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yuparṇa points to Viṣṇu’s cosmic attributes—many eyes, heads, and feet—to emphasize divine omnipresence and omniscience. The statement functions as a theological affirmation within the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war setting, grounding events in the oversight of a supreme power.