Shloka 60
गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः
तद्भर्तृषु तथा तासु सर्वभूतेषु चेश्वरः आत्मस्वरूपरूपो ऽसौ व्याप्य वायुर् इव स्थितः
tadbhartṛṣu tathā tāsu sarvabhūteṣu ceśvaraḥ ātmasvarūparūpo 'sau vyāpya vāyur iva sthitaḥ
In their husbands and in those wives as well—and indeed in all beings—the Lord abides: taking the very form of the Self within, He pervades all, like the wind present everywhere.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Philosophical
Quality: authoritative
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: To reveal that the Lord is the indwelling Self of all, even while appearing in intimate līlā, thereby harmonizing immanence with personal presence.
Leela: Dharma-upadesa
Dharma Restored: Right vision (samyag-darśana) that sees the Lord pervading all beings, preventing envy and misunderstanding of divine līlā.
Concept: The Lord abides as the very Self within all beings, pervading them like wind—unseen yet universally present.
Vedantic Theme: Atman
Application: Practice seeing the divine presence in others (dṛṣṭi-sādhana), reducing possessiveness and anger by remembering all are indwelt by Him.
Vishishtadvaita: Antaryāmin doctrine: the Lord is immanent as the inner controller while remaining distinct as the supreme Person—supporting qualified non-dualism.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
It illustrates omnipresence: just as wind pervades and moves through all spaces without being confined to one place, the Lord pervades all beings as their inner presence.
He frames the divine as the inner Self within every person, showing that the Lord’s sovereignty is not limited to temples or ascetic life but is present throughout worldly relations and duties.
Vishnu is presented as Īśvara who pervades all and indwells all as the Self—supporting a Vaishnava view of the Supreme who is both transcendent and intimately present within creation.