Shloka 52
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
इत्य् एवं संस्तवं श्रुत्वा मनसा भगवान् अजः ब्रह्माणम् आह विश्वात्मा विश्वरूपधरो हरिः
ity evaṃ saṃstavaṃ śrutvā manasā bhagavān ajaḥ brahmāṇam āha viśvātmā viśvarūpadharo hariḥ
Nachdem der selige Hari — der Ungeborene, Weltseele und Träger der Weltenform — diesen Lobgesang so in seinem Innern vernommen hatte, wandte er sich an Brahmā.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya); the verse reports Hari speaking to Brahmā
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (implied universal Self/form)
Concept: Hari, unborn and all-pervading, is both the universe’s Self (viśvātmā) and its cosmic form (viśvarūpa), receiving devotion even within inward awareness.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Practice inward recollection (smaraṇa) and see the Divine as present within consciousness and throughout the world.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms immanence: the universe is the Lord’s body/form while He remains the sovereign Self—key to qualified non-dualism.
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
FAQs
It identifies Vishnu as the inner Self of all beings and the cosmic form itself—so creation is not independent of him; Brahmā functions under his sovereignty.
By showing a sequence where praise is offered, the Supreme Lord inwardly acknowledges it, and then directly instructs Brahmā—placing causality and authority with Vishnu.
It frames Vishnu as Para-tattva (Supreme Reality) and Brahmā as a delegated creator, reinforcing a Vaishnava hierarchy central to later Vishishtadvaita and Dvaita readings.