Shloka 32
सोमचक्रः, ग्रह-रथाः, ध्रुवबन्धनं, शिशुमारसंनिवेशः, विष्णु-सर्वात्मकता
Moon, Planets, Dhruva-Tethering, Śiśumāra, and Vishnu as All
हृदि नारायणश् चास्ते अश्विनौ पूर्वपादयोः वरुणश् चार्यमा चैव पश्चिमे तस्य सक्थिनी
hṛdi nārāyaṇaś cāste aśvinau pūrvapādayoḥ varuṇaś cāryamā caiva paścime tasya sakthinī
In his very heart abides Nārāyaṇa; upon his fore-feet stand the Aśvins; and upon the back of his thighs are stationed Varuṇa and Aryaman—thus the cosmic powers are set in order within the all-pervading Person, whose body is the pattern of the universe.
Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Sacred geography and cosmic mapping (pṛthivī, jyotiṣa, and the śiśumāra/puruṣa-body correspondences)
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas (worlds)
Concept: The cosmos is an ordered body in which Nārāyaṇa abides as the inner ruler and the deities function as His arranged powers.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Contemplate the world as pervaded by the divine presence, cultivating reverence and disciplined perception of order rather than randomness.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms a śarīra–śarīrī relation: the universe (as body) is inseparable from Nārāyaṇa (as indwelling Self/antaryāmin).
Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)
Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)
Antaryamin: Yes
FAQs
It presents Nārāyaṇa as the indwelling Supreme Reality—the inner ruler—showing that all cosmic functions arise from and are sustained by Viṣṇu at the core of being.
He assigns them specific “stations” in the divine body to illustrate that their powers are not independent; they are ordered offices within Viṣṇu’s all-encompassing form.
Viṣṇu is depicted as the sovereign cosmic person in whom all gods and laws of order reside—supporting a Vaishnava view where the many divine functions are harmonized within one supreme Lord.