Shloka 24
ऋभु–निदाघ-संवादः—अद्वैत-उपदेशः, समता, वासुदेव-स्वरूप-एकत्वम्
पुमान् सर्वगतो व्यापी आकाशवद् अयं यतः कुतः कुत्र क्व गन्तासीत्य् एतद् अप्य् अर्थवत् कथम्
pumān sarvagato vyāpī ākāśavad ayaṃ yataḥ kutaḥ kutra kva gantāsīty etad apy arthavat katham
If this Supreme Person is everywhere—pervading all like space itself—then how could questions such as “From where?”, “From what cause?”, “Where?”, or “To what destination does He go?” ever be truly meaningful?
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: If the Supreme Person is all-pervading like space, how can questions of coming/going be meaningful?
Teaching: Philosophical
Quality: revealing
Concept: Because the Supreme Person is omnipresent and all-pervading like space, spatial questions (‘from where’/‘to where’) are ultimately inapplicable to Him.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Treat divine ‘movement’ language as relational—changes in our perception or in manifested modes—while maintaining the Lord’s constant presence.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms omnipresence (antaryāmitva) without collapsing the world: the Lord pervades all as inner ruler while remaining the transcendent Person.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
FAQs
The comparison emphasizes omnipresence and non-locality: like space, the Supreme is not confined to a single place, so spatial questions about His location or movement become inadequate.
He frames Vishnu as sarvagata and vyāpī—already everywhere—so asking His origin, location, or destination assumes limitation and movement that do not characterize the all-pervading Supreme.
Vishnu is presented as the Supreme Reality whose sovereignty is universal and pervasive; He is not merely a deity within the cosmos but the ground in which cosmos and all directions and places are contained.