प्रह्लादचरितम् (हिरण्यकशिपोः स्वर्गापहरणं, प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुभक्तिः, उपदेशः)
अनादिमध्यान्तम् अजम् अवृद्धिक्षयम् अच्युतम् प्रणतो ऽस्म्य् अन्तसंतानं सर्वकारणकारणम्
anādimadhyāntam ajam avṛddhikṣayam acyutam praṇato 'smy antasaṃtānaṃ sarvakāraṇakāraṇam
أسجد للربّ أَچْيُوتا الذي لا يفنى—لا بداية له ولا وسط ولا نهاية؛ غير مولود؛ لا تمسّه زيادة ولا نقصان؛ لا يزول. وأتضرّع إلى ذلك الامتداد الباطني القائم في جميع الكائنات، عِلّة العلل كلّها.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; voiced as a devotional-stotra within the narration)
Concept: Viṣṇu is beginningless, changeless Para-Brahman, the antaryāmin within all beings and the cause of all causes.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Cultivate daily remembrance and surrender (praṇati) to the indwelling Lord, especially amid fear or hostility.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the Lord as both transcendent (anādi, aja, acyuta) and immanent as the inner continuum (antaryāmin) of all beings.
Phase: Teaching (Prahlada's schools)
Bhakti Quality: Unshakable remembrance and surrender to the unborn, imperishable Lord
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
It asserts Vishnu as the ultimate source behind every proximate cause in creation—establishing him as the supreme metaphysical ground of the cosmos.
By describing him as “avṛddhikṣaya,” Parāśara presents Vishnu as changeless and complete, unlike created beings who undergo increase, decline, and transformation.
These terms frame Vishnu as beginningless and unborn—transcending time and origin—supporting the Purana’s portrayal of him as the eternal Supreme Lord worthy of surrender and praise.