Vishnu Purana — Amsha 1 - Cosmic Origination, Shloka 108

Pracetās, Māriṣā, Dakṣa’s Re-manifestation, and the Brahma-parastava; Cyclic Creation and Genealogies

Devanagari script

पृथिवीविषयं सर्वम् अरुन्धत्याम् अजायत संकल्पायास् तु सर्वात्मा जज्ञे संकल्प एव च

Transliteration

pṛthivīviṣayaṃ sarvam arundhatyām ajāyata saṃkalpāyās tu sarvātmā jajñe saṃkalpa eva ca

Translation

由阿伦达蒂（Arundhatī）生出一切属于大地境域之事；由桑迦尔帕（Saṅkalpā）生出“遍一切之我”（全我）——诚然，神圣意志“桑迦尔帕”亦以桑迦尔帕之形而生。

Word by Word

• पृथिवीविषयम्: the earthly domain
• पृथिवीविषयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी + विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पृथिव्याः विषयः)

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पृथिवीविषयम्)

• अरुन्धत्याम्: in/through Arundhatī
• अरुन्धत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अजायत: was born/arose
• अजायत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• संकल्पायाः: from Saṃkalpā
• संकल्पायाः: Apadana/Source (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्पा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• सर्वात्मा: the All-soul (Sarvātmā)
• सर्वात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वः आत्मा यस्य/सर्वात्मा)

• जज्ञे: was born/was produced
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• संकल्पः: Saṃkalpa
• संकल्पः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Discourse/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

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

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Arundhatī
• Saṅkalpā
• Sarvātmā

FAQs

What is the significance of Saṅkalpa (Divine Will) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

It presents will/intention as a generative cosmic principle—creation unfolds through saṅkalpa, which is portrayed as both source and manifested power.

How does Sage Parāśara explain creation through lineages in this passage?

He frames cosmic order as arising via named progenitors (like Arundhatī and Saṅkalpā), mapping metaphysical principles into a genealogical narrative of sarga.

What is the theological importance of the ‘Sarvātmā’ here?

Sarvātmā indicates the Supreme immanent reality underlying all beings; in Vaishnava Vedanta readings, this points to Vishnu as the inner Self who manifests the cosmos through will.