Shloka 43
लोकसंस्थानम्, ग्रहदूरी-प्रमाणम्, ब्रह्माण्डावरणानि, विष्णोः जगत्कारणत्वम्
कर्ता क्रियाणां स च इज्यते क्रतुः स एव तत्कर्मफलं च तस्य यत् स्रुगादि यत् साधनम् अप्य् अशेषतो हरेर् न किंचिद् व्यतिरिक्तम् अस्ति वै
kartā kriyāṇāṃ sa ca ijyate kratuḥ sa eva tatkarmaphalaṃ ca tasya yat srugādi yat sādhanam apy aśeṣato harer na kiṃcid vyatiriktam asti vai
He is the doer of all actions; and He Himself is the sacrifice that is worshipped. He alone is the fruit of that rite and of that action. Even the ladle and every other instrument—every means, without remainder—are nothing apart from Hari; truly, nothing exists that is separate from Him.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: The identity of agent, rite, instruments, and fruit with Hari—integrating karma (yajña) into theistic metaphysics
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Hari is the agent, the sacrifice, the instruments, and the fruit—nothing in ritual action exists apart from Him.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Perform work as yajña: offer intention, means, and results to God; reduce possessiveness and cultivate humility and devotion.
Vishishtadvaita: All categories of action (doer, deed, means, fruit) subsist as dependent realities within Brahman, preserving real plurality while denying autonomy from Hari.
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Dasya
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
The verse identifies Vishnu not only as the recipient of sacrifice but as the sacrifice itself and even its instruments, teaching that yajña is ultimately grounded in Hari alone.
Parāśara states that Vishnu is both the doer behind actions and the very result of those actions, implying that karma-phala is governed by—and culminates in—Hari.
Vishnu is presented as the all-encompassing Supreme Reality: agent, worship, means, and outcome—nothing is truly separate from Him, reinforcing His absolute sovereignty.