Shloka 28
हरति परधनं निहन्ति जन्तून् वदति तथानृतनिष्ठुराणि यश् च अशुभजनितदुर्मदस्य पुंसः कलुषमतेर् हृदि तस्य नास्त्य् अनन्तः
harati paradhanaṃ nihanti jantūn vadati tathānṛtaniṣṭhurāṇi yaś ca aśubhajanitadurmadasya puṃsaḥ kaluṣamater hṛdi tasya nāsty anantaḥ
He who steals another’s wealth, who strikes down living beings, and who speaks harsh falsehoods—such a man, intoxicated by the arrogance born of evil, is of tainted understanding. In the heart of that corrupted-minded person, Ananta, the Infinite Lord, is not present.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Negation by unfitness: why Ananta is not present in the heart corrupted by adharma
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Adharmic actions—stealing, killing, and cruel lying—arising from evil-born arrogance, render the mind unfit for the presence of Ananta.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Treat non-stealing, non-violence, and truthful gentle speech as non-negotiable foundations of spiritual life; repair harm through restitution and disciplined speech.
Vishishtadvaita: Divine indwelling is not mechanical: the jīva’s moral disposition conditions receptivity to grace, preserving ethical accountability within a theistic non-dual vision.
Vishnu Form: Hari
FAQs
Ananta symbolizes Vishnu as the Infinite indwelling Lord; the verse states that persistent adharma makes the heart unfit for that divine presence to be manifest.
He links inner realization to ethical purity: theft, violence, and cruel false speech arise from a defiled intellect, and such corruption prevents the heart from becoming a seat of Ananta.
Vishnu is presented not only as a cosmic sovereign but as the inner Reality (Antaryāmin); dharma is the practical pathway that aligns a person with that supreme presence.