Shloka 37
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
ऋग्वेदस् त्वं यजुर्वेदः सामवेदस् त्व् अथर्व च शिक्षा कल्पो निरुक्तं च छन्दो ज्योतिषम् एव च
ṛgvedas tvaṃ yajurvedaḥ sāmavedas tv atharva ca śikṣā kalpo niruktaṃ ca chando jyotiṣam eva ca
You are the Ṛgveda; You are the Yajurveda; You are the Sāmaveda—and the Atharvaveda as well. You are also Śikṣā, Kalpa, Nirukta, Chandas, and Jyotiṣa: all the limbs of sacred knowledge.
Sage Parāśara
Concept: All Vedic revelation and its auxiliary sciences (vedāṅgas) are expressions of the Lord, so sacred knowledge culminates in Him as its source and meaning.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Study scripture and its disciplines as worship (sevā) of Narayana—letting learning mature into devotion and humility.
Vishishtadvaita: Positions the personal Lord as the inner controller and ground of Vedic knowledge, integrating śāstra and bhakti rather than separating them.
Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse presents Viṣṇu as the very form of revelation—Veda and its auxiliary sciences—implying that ultimate authority, ritual order, and sacred meaning all rest in Him as the Supreme Reality.
By listing Śikṣā, Kalpa, Nirukta, Chandas, and Jyotiṣa, Parāśara shows that not only the Vedas but also the disciplines that preserve, interpret, and apply them are expressions of Viṣṇu’s power.
Viṣṇu is portrayed as both the content and the means of sacred knowledge, aligning with Vaiṣṇava theology where the Supreme Person is the ground of dharma, scripture, and the cosmos that the Purāṇa will later describe.