Shloka 6
शिशुमार-रूपं, ध्रुवबन्धनम्, वृष्टिचक्र-पालनम्, नारायणाधारत्वम्
आधारः शिशुमारस्य सर्वाध्यक्षो जनार्दनः ध्रुवस्य शिशुमारश् च ध्रुवे भानुर् व्यवस्थितः
ādhāraḥ śiśumārasya sarvādhyakṣo janārdanaḥ dhruvasya śiśumāraś ca dhruve bhānur vyavasthitaḥ
Janārdana, the all-overseeing Lord, is the very support of the Śiśumāra. The Śiśumāra depends upon Dhruva, and upon Dhruva the radiant Bhānu—the Sun—is established in his ordained station.
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: How the heavenly configuration (Śiśumāra), Dhruva, and the Sun are mutually ordered under Janārdana’s sovereignty.
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: revealing
Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas
Concept: All cosmic supports are themselves supported: Dhruva upholds the Śiśumāra, yet Janārdana is the foundational support of the entire system.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Contemplate layered dependence—family, society, nature—tracing all supports back to the ultimate Support, fostering humility and devotion.
Vishishtadvaita: The universe has real structure and hierarchy, yet every level subsists as a mode (prakāra) dependent on the Supreme Person as inner ruler (antaryāmin).
Vishnu Form: Narayana
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
In this verse, the Śiśumāra represents a cosmic configuration of the heavens whose stability depends on higher principles—ultimately grounded in Vishnu as the supreme support.
Parāśara presents Dhruva as the stabilizing pivot (polar axis) upon which celestial placements are ‘established,’ showing the universe as an ordered system rather than randomness.
Vishnu is described as sarvādhyakṣa and ādhāra—the sovereign overseer and foundational support—implying that cosmic structure rests on the Supreme Reality, not merely on physical mechanics.