Shloka 65
प्राणो ऽन्तःसुषिराज् जातो मुखाद् अग्निर् अजायत नाभितो गगनं द्यौश् च शिरसः समवर्तत दिशः श्रोत्रात् क्षितिः पद्भ्यां त्वत्तः सर्वम् अभूद् इदम्
prāṇo 'ntaḥsuṣirāj jāto mukhād agnir ajāyata nābhito gaganaṃ dyauś ca śirasaḥ samavartata diśaḥ śrotrāt kṣitiḥ padbhyāṃ tvattaḥ sarvam abhūd idam
From Your inner cavities arose the life-breath; from Your mouth fire was born. From Your navel came the expanse of space, and from Your head the heavens took form. From Your ears emerged the directions, and from Your feet the earth—thus, from You alone, all this universe has come to be.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Detailed virāṭ mapping: elements, directions, heaven and earth from the Lord’s limbs
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Secondary
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Concept: Space, heaven, directions, fire, prāṇa, and earth originate from the Lord’s own being, establishing Him as the comprehensive cause of the universe.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Practice ‘sarvaṃ vāsudevam’ contemplation—seeing every direction and element as pervaded by the Lord—supporting steadiness and ethical restraint.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the Lord as both nimitta and upādāna (efficient and material) cause, while the cosmos remains His real mode (prakāra).
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
It expresses that the cosmos is not separate from the Supreme—worlds, elements, and directions are portrayed as arising from Vishnu’s cosmic form, emphasizing divine sovereignty over creation.
He explains creation as an emanation from the Lord’s being: vital breath, fire, space, heaven, directions, and earth are each traced to a corresponding aspect of the divine body.
Vishnu is presented as the ultimate source and support of all existence—both the transcendent Supreme Reality and the immanent ground from whom the universe unfolds.