Shloka 72
प्रह्लादस्य अव्यभिचारिणी भक्ति, मायाविनाशः, तथा विष्णोः विश्वरूप-स्तुतिः
मय्य् अन्यत्र तथाशेषभूतेषु भुवनेषु च तवैव व्याप्तिर् ऐश्वर्यगुणसंसूचिकी प्रभो
mayy anyatra tathāśeṣabhūteṣu bhuvaneṣu ca tavaiva vyāptir aiśvaryaguṇasaṃsūcikī prabho
O Lord, in me and also elsewhere—in all beings without remainder and throughout all the worlds—there is only Your all-pervading presence; it is the sign that reveals Your sovereign majesty and divine attributes.
A devotee/praiser within Parasara’s narration (stotra-voice addressing Vishnu); framed in the Parasara–Maitreya dialogue
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)
Concept: The Lord alone pervades the self, all beings, and all worlds, and this all-pervasion is the sign of His aiśvarya (sovereign divinity).
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Practice seeing all beings and situations as pervaded by the Lord to reduce egoic separation and cultivate reverent equanimity.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms divine immanence: all entities are pervaded/indwelt by the Lord while His lordship and attributes remain transcendent.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse states that Vishnu pervades the devotee, all beings, and all worlds; that omnipresence is presented as a direct indicator of His supreme sovereignty and divine qualities.
In the stotra-style teaching embedded in Parasara’s discourse, the Lord is addressed as present everywhere—within the self and throughout creation—so that the cosmos becomes a field revealing His aiśvarya (lordship).
Vishnu is affirmed as the all-pervading Supreme: His immanence in all realms does not diminish His supremacy; rather, it manifests His divine attributes and rulership over the universe.