Shloka 25
विषप्रयोगः कृत्योत्पादनं च (प्रह्लादस्य अवध्यता, कृत्याविनाशः, पुरोहितानां रक्षणम्)
यतो धर्मार्थकामाख्यं विमुक्तिश् च फलं द्विजाः तेनापि हि किम् इत्य् एवम् अनन्तेन किम् उच्यते
yato dharmārthakāmākhyaṃ vimuktiś ca phalaṃ dvijāḥ tenāpi hi kim ity evam anantena kim ucyate
O twice-born ones, from whom arise the fruits called dharma, artha, and kāma—and even the final fruit, liberation—what could even that fruit be to Him? Thus, what can truly be said of the Infinite?
Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya; addressing the learned as 'dvijāḥ')
Speaker: Maitreya
Topic: Limits of speech and thought in describing the Infinite source of dharma-artha-kama and moksha
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: reverential, self-effacing
Concept: The Infinite (Ananta/Brahman) is the source even of the four puruṣārthas, and thus ultimately beyond adequate verbal description.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Use scriptural study to orient the mind toward the Supreme, then cultivate humility and contemplative silence where language fails.
Vishishtadvaita: Vishnu as the ultimate jagat-kāraṇa who grants all puruṣārthas, including mokṣa, while remaining unsurpassed and inexhaustible.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse presents dharma, artha, kāma, and even mokṣa as fruits that ultimately arise from the Supreme (Vishnu), placing all human aims under His sovereignty.
Parāśara suggests that since even liberation is merely a fruit proceeding from Him, ordinary categories and praise fall short—language cannot fully circumscribe the Infinite.
Vishnu is implied as the transcendent source of all goals and their fulfillment, affirming a Vaishnava view of the Supreme Reality as both the giver of results and beyond all results.