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श्लोक - नाम क्रमांक: 467
शब्द:
Simple Meaning:
From *vyaap* (to pervade); "The All-Pervading One" - His presence permeates all of space, all of time, all of matter, all of consciousness; there is no place where He is not.
Mythology / Philosophy / Spiritual:
**Explanation
*Vyaapee* comes from *vi + aap* — to pervade completely. Vishnu pervades the entire cosmos — every atom, every thought, every moment of time, every dimension of space. There is no point in existence where Vishnu is not fully present. This is not a partial presence — He is completely and wholly present at every point simultaneously. **Spiritual Interpretation
The Isha Upanishad (verse 1) opens: *"All this — whatever exists in this changing universe — is pervaded by the Lord (*Ishaa vaasyam idam sarvam*)."* This is the supreme statement of Vyaapee. Not merely that Vishnu is "everywhere" in a diffuse sense — but that every specific thing, in its entirety, is pervaded (*vaasita*) by Him. The Bhagavad Gita (13.13-14) describes the divine as pervading the universe with hands, feet, eyes, heads, mouths, and ears on all sides — a mythological image of total pervasion. This is Vyaapee — the all-pervading consciousness that leaves no corner of existence unpresenced. **Puranic Reference
The Trivikrama episode (Vamana avatar, Bhagavata Purana 8.20-22) is the most dramatic mythological expression of Vyaapee — Vishnu's cosmic form expanded to fill the entire universe in two steps, demonstrating that all of creation is literally within the space of His cosmic body. Nothing exists outside of Vyaapee.
विवेचन:
जो सर्वत्र व्यापून राहतो, तो व्यापी. तो प्रत्येक वस्तू, प्रत्येक जीव आणि प्रत्येक तत्त्वात सूक्ष्मपणे नांदतो. सर्वव्यापकतेचा अत्यंत स्पष्ट आणि सुंदर अर्थ या नावात आहे.
अर्थ:
जो सर्वत्र व्यापून आहे.
English Meaning
Meaning:
Om Vyapine Namah।