Shloka 46

देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्

Devanagari script

एकस् त्वम् अग्र्यं परमं पदं यत् पश्यन्ति त्वां सूरयो ज्ञानदृश्यम् त्वत्तो नान्यत् किंचिद् अस्ति स्वरूपं यद् वा भूतं यच् च भव्यं परात्मन्

Transliteration

ekas tvam agryaṃ paramaṃ padaṃ yat paśyanti tvāṃ sūrayo jñānadṛśyam tvatto nānyat kiṃcid asti svarūpaṃ yad vā bhūtaṃ yac ca bhavyaṃ parātman

Translation

唯有你是至上者——最尊最胜、最高之境；诸圣贤以你为真知之所观而得见。离你之外并无任何独立实在；过去与未来的一切，皆是你自身本性，噢至上之我。

Word by Word

• ekaḥ: one, single
• ekaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• agryam: foremost, best
• agryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• padam: state, abode, position
• padam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yat: which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यत्-सम्बन्धि सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• paśyanti: they see
• paśyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• sūrayaḥ: sages, seers
• sūrayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• jñāna-dṛśyam: knowable/seen by knowledge
• jñāna-dṛśyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + dṛśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (jñānasya dṛśyam = visible/knowable by knowledge)

• tvattaḥ: from you
• tvattaḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• anyat: anything else, other
• anyat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• kiṃcit: anything, something
• kiṃcit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: किम्-प्रश्न/अनिश्चित सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (something)

• asti: exists
• asti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• svarūpam: (its) own nature/essence
• svarūpam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (svaṃ rūpam = own nature/essential form)

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यत्-सम्बन्धि सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle: or)

• bhūtam: what has been; the past
• bhūtam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकालवाचि (the past/what has been)

• yat: which
• yat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यत्-सम्बन्धि सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

• bhavyam: what will be; the future
• bhavyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भविष्यत्कालवाचि (the future/what will be)

• parātman: O Supreme Self
• parātman: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (paraḥ ātmā = supreme self)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; invocatory/theological exposition of the Supreme Lord)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Krishna’s supreme nature as the highest reality, known by the seers, and the non-independence of all that exists from Him.

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: authoritative

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vishnu alone is the supreme object of knowledge, and all past and future existence is not independent of Him but rests in His essential nature.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Contemplate all experiences as dependent on the Lord and cultivate steady God-centered discernment in study and meditation.

Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the Lord as the sole independent reality (svatantra) while all entities and times are His modes/attributes (prakāras), grounding qualified non-dualism.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Supreme Self (Paramatman)
• Sages (Suras/Surayah)

FAQs

What is the significance of 'paramaṃ padam' in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse it denotes the highest reality/abode—Vishnu Himself—realized by enlightened seers as the ultimate goal and ground of existence.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the idea of 'nothing other than Vishnu' here?

He states that apart from the Lord there is no separate, self-standing essence; whatever existed in the past and whatever will exist in the future is encompassed within the Lord’s own svarūpa (essential nature).

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

Vishnu is affirmed as Parātman and the supreme object of knowledge—establishing His absolute sovereignty and primacy before the Purana proceeds to creation and cosmic order.