Shloka 55
देवकी-विवाहः, आकाशवाणी, भूरभारावतरण-याचना, क्षीराब्धि-स्तुति, केशावतार-नियोजनम्
नमो नमस् ते ऽस्तु सहस्रमूर्ते सहस्रबाहो बहुवक्त्रपाद नमो नमस् ते जगतः प्रवृत्ति विनाशसंस्थानकराप्रमेय
namo namas te 'stu sahasramūrte sahasrabāho bahuvaktrapāda namo namas te jagataḥ pravṛtti vināśasaṃsthānakarāprameya
Salutations—again and again—to You of a thousand forms; to You of a thousand arms, with manifold faces and feet. Salutations—again and again—to You, immeasurable One, who impel the universe’s unfolding and who also bring about its dissolution and its ordered continuance.
Sage Parāśara (addressing Lord Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa in a mangala-invocation)
Creation Stage: Kalpa
Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda (universe)
Concept: The immeasurable Lord is the efficient and sustaining cause behind the universe’s emanation, ordered continuance, and dissolution.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Contemplate cycles of change—creation, stability, and ending—as governed by the Divine, fostering steadiness amid life’s fluctuations.
Vishishtadvaita: Jagat as real and ordered under the Lord’s governance: He is both transcendent and the causal ground (upādāna-nimitta) without losing supremacy.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
It asserts Vishnu’s all-pervasiveness and unlimited modes of manifestation, indicating that all forms in the cosmos are encompassed within His supreme being.
Through praise, Parāśara identifies Vishnu as the direct cause behind the universe’s manifestation (pravṛtti), its dissolution (vināśa), and its ordered continuance (saṃsthāna), framing the teaching as theology-driven cosmology.
“Aprameya” presents Vishnu as beyond full measurement by mind or speech—supreme, transcendent, and yet the operative ground of cosmic order—supporting a Vedāntic view central to later Vaiṣṇava philosophy.