Shloka 31
लोकसंस्थानम्, ग्रहदूरी-प्रमाणम्, ब्रह्माण्डावरणानि, विष्णोः जगत्कारणत्वम्
यथा सक्तं जले वातो बिभर्ति कणिकाशतम् शक्तिः सापि तथा विष्णोः प्रधानपुरुषात्मकम्
yathā saktaṃ jale vāto bibharti kaṇikāśatam śaktiḥ sāpi tathā viṣṇoḥ pradhānapuruṣātmakam
As wind moving through water bears along hundreds of tiny particles, so too the Śakti of Viṣṇu sustains and carries forth the dual principle of Pradhāna and Puruṣa.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Illustrating how Viṣṇu’s śakti sustains and carries Pradhāna and Puruṣa using a physical analogy
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: compassionate
Creation Stage: Primary
Concept: Viṣṇu’s śakti functions as the sustaining and impelling power that ‘carries’ the Pradhāna–Puruṣa duality, like wind moving through water carries fine particles.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: When perceiving motion and causation in life, trace them back to the sustaining divine power rather than attributing ultimacy to inert mechanisms.
Vishishtadvaita: Highlights the Lord’s śakti as inseparable from Him and operative in the world, supporting the qualified non-dual account of divine immanence.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
Śakti is presented as Vishnu’s operative power that upholds and sets in motion the paired principles of Pradhāna (matter) and Puruṣa (consciousness), making cosmic manifestation possible.
He frames them as a dual principle carried and sustained by Vishnu’s power—like particles borne by wind in water—indicating their dependence on the Supreme rather than independent self-existence.
Vishnu is implied as the Supreme Reality whose power governs both matter and spirit, reinforcing Vaishnava cosmology where all principles function under his sovereignty.