Shloka 38
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
इतिहासपुराणे च तथा व्याकरणं प्रभो मीमांसा न्यायिकं तद्वद् धर्मशास्त्राण्य् अधोक्षज
itihāsapurāṇe ca tathā vyākaraṇaṃ prabho mīmāṃsā nyāyikaṃ tadvad dharmaśāstrāṇy adhokṣaja
O Lord, O Adhokṣaja—so too the Itihāsas and Purāṇas, grammar, Mīmāṁsā, Nyāya, and likewise the Dharma-śāstras: all these sacred disciplines are encompassed in relation to You.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Concept: All śāstric domains—Itihāsa-Purāṇa, grammar, Mīmāṃsā, Nyāya, and Dharmaśāstra—are ultimately grounded in and meaningful through Adhokṣaja, the transcendent Lord beyond the senses.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Let intellectual disciplines refine discernment and ethics, but keep their final aim as devotion and surrender to the Lord beyond sensory proof.
Vishishtadvaita: Adhokṣaja transcends sense-knowledge yet is approachable through śāstra and devotion, harmonizing transcendence with accessible revelation.
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: Dasya
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse frames diverse disciplines—story, ritual exegesis, logic, grammar, and dharma—as ultimately oriented toward and grounded in Vishnu, presenting him as the unifying center of sacred knowledge.
In this dialogue to Maitreya, Parāśara implies that the various śāstras are not isolated pursuits; their coherence and highest purpose are fulfilled when understood as referring back to Adhokṣaja, the Supreme beyond sensory grasp.
‘Adhokṣaja’ emphasizes Vishnu’s transcendence—he cannot be fully captured by sense-based proof—yet he remains the ultimate referent that gives authority and meaning to all branches of dharma and knowledge.