Shloka 29
यतः सत्त्वं ततो लक्ष्मीः सत्त्वं भूत्यनुसारि च निःश्रीकाणां कुतः सत्त्वं विना तेन गुणाः कुतः
yataḥ sattvaṃ tato lakṣmīḥ sattvaṃ bhūtyanusāri ca niḥśrīkāṇāṃ kutaḥ sattvaṃ vinā tena guṇāḥ kutaḥ
Where sattva prevails, there Lakṣmī arises, and prosperity follows after sattva. But for those bereft of Śrī, how could sattva exist? And without that sattva, from where could virtues come?
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: revealing
Concept: Sattva is the ground for the arising of Śrī (divine auspiciousness), and without Śrī there is no stable sattva or enduring virtue.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Cultivate sattva through truthfulness, purity, compassion, and remembrance of Nārāyaṇa; treat prosperity as grace that follows inner clarity, not as its substitute.
Vishishtadvaita: Śrī is inseparable from Nārāyaṇa and functions as mediating grace; virtues flourish where divine auspiciousness abides, aligning ethics with theology.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Lakshmi Presence: Sri (fortune)
FAQs
This verse presents sattva as the root condition for auspiciousness: when sattva is present, Lakṣmī (prosperity and grace) naturally manifests and virtues become possible.
Parāśara frames prosperity (bhūti/Śrī) not as mere chance but as something that follows sattva; without inner purity and balance, enduring virtues and stable flourishing cannot arise.
Though not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana’s framework treats sattva and Śrī as aligned with Viṣṇu’s sustaining order—prosperity and virtue are expressions of the divine harmony upheld by the Supreme.