Shloka 63
ध्रुवस्य तपः — देवमायाविघ्नाः, विष्णोर्दर्शनम्, स्तुतिः, ध्रुवस्थानप्रदानम्
गावस् त्वत्तः समुद्भूतास् त्वत्तो ऽजा अवयो मृगाः त्वन्मुखाद् ब्राह्मणा बाह्वोस् त्वत्तः क्षत्रम् अजायत
gāvas tvattaḥ samudbhūtās tvatto 'jā avayo mṛgāḥ tvanmukhād brāhmaṇā bāhvos tvattaḥ kṣatram ajāyata
From You arose the cattle; from You were born the goats, the sheep, and the wild creatures. From Your mouth came forth the Brāhmaṇas, and from Your arms the Kṣatriya power was born—thus all orders of life emerge from the Supreme Person.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How beings and social orders originate from the Supreme Person
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: revealing
Creation Stage: Secondary
Concept: All creatures and varṇas arise from the Supreme Person, implying an integrated cosmic order meant for harmony rather than hostility.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Honor the dignity of all beings as rooted in the same divine source and practice one’s duties without contempt for others.
Vishishtadvaita: The body-of-God (śarīra-śarīrī) intuition: social and natural orders are modes of the Lord, sustaining unity-in-diversity.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse uses the cosmic-body (Puruṣa) model to show that social functions (Brāhmaṇa and Kṣatriya) and living beings arise from the one Supreme source—Vishnu—so dharma is grounded in cosmic order, not mere human convention.
Parāśara frames creation as emanation from the Supreme Person: animals, communities, and governing power unfold from Vishnu’s being, indicating that the universe is structured and sustained by a single divine reality.
Vishnu is presented as the ultimate origin of life and authority—both the material source of creatures and the fountainhead of sacred knowledge and royal protection—supporting a Vaishnava view of Vishnu as the Supreme Reality guiding the cosmos.