Shloka 42
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
अणोर् अणीयांसम् असत्स्वरूपं त्वां पश्यतो ऽज्ञाननिवृत्तिर् अग्र्या धीर् अस्य धीर्यस्य बिभर्ति नान्यद् वरेण्यरूपात् परतः परात्मन्
aṇor aṇīyāṃsam asatsvarūpaṃ tvāṃ paśyato 'jñānanivṛttir agryā dhīr asya dhīryasya bibharti nānyad vareṇyarūpāt parataḥ parātman
O Supreme Self beyond even the beyond—subtler than the subtlest—when one truly beholds You, whose reality is not grasped by the ordinary sense of ‘what is,’ the highest removal of ignorance arises. In that awakened steadiness, the mind rests and bears no other support; it clings to nothing apart from Your most excellent form.
Sage Parāśara (addressing the Supreme Lord Vishnu while instructing Maitreya)
Concept: Direct vision of the supremely subtle Parātman brings the highest cessation of ignorance, and the mind rests solely in His excellent form without other support.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Practice steady contemplation (dhyāna) and scriptural inquiry that culminate in one-pointed God-centered absorption rather than scattered supports.
Vishishtadvaita: Liberation is portrayed not as blank indeterminacy but as stable repose in the ‘vareṇya-rūpa’ of the Supreme—aligning mokṣa with personal Bhagavad-anubhava.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
It presents Vishnu as the innermost, all-pervading Supreme Reality—beyond gross perception—known through refined insight rather than sensory grasping.
He states that the highest cessation of ignorance arises from truly beholding the Supreme; once that vision occurs, the intellect rests in the Lord alone without seeking any other support.
Vishnu is praised as Para-Atman ‘beyond the beyond,’ the supreme object of contemplation whose realization grants liberation by ending ignorance.