Shloka 87
न यक्षैर् न च दैत्येन्द्रैर् नोरगैर् न च किंनरैः न मनुष्यैर् न पशुभिर् दोषैर् नैवात्मसंभवैः
na yakṣair na ca daityendrair noragair na ca kiṃnaraiḥ na manuṣyair na paśubhir doṣair naivātmasaṃbhavaiḥ
Not by Yakṣas, nor by the lords of the Daityas, nor by the Nāgas, nor by the Kiṃnaras; not by human beings, nor by beasts—nor even by defects arising from one’s own nature—can the Supreme Reality be tainted or overpowered.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Immunity of the Supreme from all beings and even innate defects
Teaching: Philosophical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: No order of beings—Yakṣas, Daityas, Nāgas, Kiṃnaras, humans, animals—nor even self-born defects can stain the Supreme Reality.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Reduce fear of external agents and inner compulsions by grounding identity in the stainless Lord rather than in mutable nature.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the Lord’s nitya-śuddhatva (eternal purity) as the ground for refuge (śaraṇāgati) despite jīva’s doṣas.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
The verse uses a sweeping catalogue of powerful non-human orders to emphasize that no cosmic class—however mighty—can affect the Supreme; sovereignty is not merely political or celestial, but metaphysical.
By stating that even defects ‘arising from oneself’ cannot apply, Parāśara teaches that the Supreme is not conditioned by intrinsic limitation or nature-born impurity, unlike finite beings.
Vishnu is presented as the unassailable Supreme Reality—beyond harm, beyond contamination, and beyond the reach of all beings—supporting a Vaishnava view of ultimate transcendence and lordship.