Shloka 24
यच् चोक्तं यच् च नैवोक्तं मयात्र परमेश्वर तत् सर्वं त्वं नमस् तुभ्यं भूयो भूयो नमो नमः
yac coktaṃ yac ca naivoktaṃ mayātra parameśvara tat sarvaṃ tvaṃ namas tubhyaṃ bhūyo bhūyo namo namaḥ
O Supreme Lord, whatever I have spoken here—and whatever I have not spoken—may all of it be offered to You alone. Salutations to You; again and again, reverence—salutation upon salutation.
Sage Parāśara (addressing Lord Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa within the narrative frame to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Concluding praise/nyāsa: offering all speech (said and unsaid) to the Supreme Lord as an act of devotion.
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: reverent
Concept: All discourse and knowledge—complete or incomplete—culminate in offering and surrender to the Supreme Lord.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: End study, speech, and action with īśvara-arpana (dedication to God), reducing ego and deepening devotion.
Vishishtadvaita: Emphasizes śeṣa-śeṣi-bhāva: the jīva’s role as the Lord’s dependent servant, expressing itself through repeated praṇāma and self-offering.
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Dasya
FAQs
It expresses total surrender: the devotee acknowledges the limits of speech and dedicates even omissions to the Supreme Lord, affirming Vishnu’s all-completeness.
He culminates praise with humility and repetition of salutations, presenting devotion as an act of complete self-offering rather than mere eloquent description.
Vishnu is addressed as Parameśvara—the sovereign Supreme—implying that all knowledge, speech, and worship ultimately resolve into Him as the highest reality.