Shloka 13
मानवसर्गः, चातुर्वर्ण्य-गुणकर्म, यज्ञ-प्रतिपादनम्, आश्रमधर्म-फल, नरकवर्णनम्
शुद्धे च तासां मनसि शुद्धे ऽन्तःसंस्थिते हरौ शुद्धज्ञानं प्रपश्यन्ति विष्ण्वाख्यं येन तत् पदम्
śuddhe ca tāsāṃ manasi śuddhe 'ntaḥsaṃsthite harau śuddhajñānaṃ prapaśyanti viṣṇvākhyaṃ yena tat padam
And when their minds are purified—when Hari, Himself pure, is established within—then they behold stainless knowledge, by which that supreme state is attained, the state known as Viṣṇu.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How purification enables Hari to be established within and yields viṣṇu-jñāna leading to the supreme state
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: revealing
Concept: When the mind is purified and Hari is established within, one beholds stainless knowledge by which the supreme state—called Viṣṇu—is attained.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Prioritize inner purification (ethical living, mantra, satsanga) so that remembrance of Hari becomes steady and transformative.
Vishishtadvaita: Explicit antaryāmin doctrine—Hari ‘within’—supports Viśiṣṭādvaita’s immanent Lord who grants liberating knowledge while remaining transcendent as Viṣṇu-pada.
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
FAQs
This verse presents purity of mind as the condition in which Hari becomes inwardly established, enabling direct perception of “pure knowledge” that leads to liberation.
Parāśara links realization to an inner transformation: when the mind is purified and Hari abides within, liberating knowledge naturally dawns and reveals the supreme station.
Vishnu is not only the deity worshiped outwardly but the supreme reality and final “state/abode” (padam) realized inwardly through purified awareness.