Shloka 58
वेन-पृथु-प्रादुर्भावः, राजधर्मः, पृथिवीदोहनम्
Vena–Pṛthu Episode and the Milking of Earth
तस्माद् यद् अत्र स्तोत्रे मे गुणनिर्वर्णनं त्व् इमौ करिष्येते करिष्यामि तद् एवाहं समाहितः
tasmād yad atra stotre me guṇanirvarṇanaṃ tv imau kariṣyete kariṣyāmi tad evāhaṃ samāhitaḥ
Therefore, whatever description of Your qualities is to be undertaken here in my hymn—whether by these two (speech and mind) or by me—I shall do only that, with my whole being gathered into steady concentration.
Sage Parāśara (in the ongoing discourse to Maitreya; verse voiced as a devotional resolve within the hymn-context)
Concept: Praise should be undertaken with samādhāna—gathered mind and speech—offering only what one can responsibly articulate about the Lord’s guṇas.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Before prayer or study, steady attention (a brief dhyāna); speak carefully, avoid exaggeration, and let devotion be precise and sincere.
Vishishtadvaita: Devotion employs mind and speech as real instruments (śarīra) in service to the real Lord; disciplined stotra becomes a mode of śeṣatva (dependence/service).
Vishnu Form: Vasudeva
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse frames praise as a focused spiritual discipline: describing Vishnu’s qualities is not mere poetry, but a concentrated act that aligns mind and speech toward the Supreme.
He presents devotion as intentional steadiness—undertaking the hymn with collected attention—so the act of praise becomes contemplative and theologically meaningful.
Vishnu is treated as the ultimate object of worship and contemplation; the verse emphasizes approaching Him as the highest reality through disciplined, attribute-centered praise.