Shloka 30
प्रह्लादचरितम् (हिरण्यकशिपोः स्वर्गापहरणं, प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुभक्तिः, उपदेशः)
यतः प्रधानपुरुषौ यतश् चैतच् चराचरम् कारणं सकलस्यास्य स नो विष्णुः प्रसीदतु
yataḥ pradhānapuruṣau yataś caitac carācaram kāraṇaṃ sakalasyāsya sa no viṣṇuḥ prasīdatu
From whom proceed Pradhāna (primordial Nature) and Puruṣa (the conscious principle), and from whom arises this entire moving and unmoving universe—He who is the cause of all this: may that Lord Viṣṇu be gracious to us.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; verse voiced as part of a hymn/praise within the narration)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Primary
Concept: Viṣṇu is the ultimate source of both Pradhāna (primordial Nature) and Puruṣa (conscious principle), and thus the cause of all moving and unmoving existence.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Contemplate the one divine cause behind both matter and consciousness, and cultivate humility and prayerful reliance on Viṣṇu’s grace.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms Viṣṇu as both efficient and material cause, integrating the real universe (acit) and selves (cit) as dependent modes of Brahman.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse presents Pradhāna (primordial nature) and Puruṣa (conscious principle) as derivative realities—both ultimately originating from Vishnu, who stands as the supreme causal ground of cosmology.
Parāśara frames the entire chara-achara world as arising from a single ultimate source; the verse compresses the creation teaching into a devotional assertion that Vishnu is the cause behind all manifested diversity.
Vishnu is identified not merely as a deity within the cosmos but as the transcendent and immanent Supreme Reality—the cause of prakṛti, consciousness, and the total universe—whose grace is sought as the final refuge.