Shloka 26
सामवेद–अथर्ववेदशाखाः, पुराणसंहिता, अष्टादशपुराणानि, विद्यास्थानानि
Sāma/Atharvan branches, Purāṇa compendium, 18 Purāṇas, knowledge taxonomy
सर्गे च प्रतिसर्गे च वंशमन्वन्तरादिषु कथ्यते भगवान् विष्णुर् अशेषेष्व् एव सत्तम
sarge ca pratisarge ca vaṃśamanvantarādiṣu kathyate bhagavān viṣṇur aśeṣeṣv eva sattama
In creation and in dissolution-and-recreation, in dynasties and Manvantara cycles and all such themes, it is Bhagavān Viṣṇu alone who is spoken of in every way—He is the Supreme Reality, O best of the virtuous.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Scope and unifying subject of Purāṇic narration (creation, dissolution, dynasties, Manvantaras) and why all ultimately points to Viṣṇu.
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Kalpa
Concept: All Purāṇic topics—creation, re-creation, dynasties, and Manvantara cycles—are ultimately expositions of Bhagavān Viṣṇu alone as the supreme ground of reality.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Read diverse life-events and historical narratives as occasions to remember the one divine source, cultivating steady God-centeredness amid change.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms Viṣṇu as both the transcendent Supreme (sattama) and the causal ground present through all evolving categories of the world-process.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse frames both creation and re-creation as modes through which Vishnu is understood—cosmology is not separate from theology but a revelation of the Supreme.
He indicates that Manvantara cycles and royal lineages are not merely history; they are structured teachings that continually point back to Vishnu as the governing reality.
Vishnu is presented as the single, comprehensive subject behind every topic—creation, cycles of time, and genealogy—affirming Him as the supreme ground of all existence.