Shloka 61
गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः
यथा समस्तभूतेषु नभो ऽग्निः पृथिवी जलम् वायुश् चात्मा तथैवासौ व्याप्य सर्वम् अवस्थितः
yathā samastabhūteṣu nabho 'gniḥ pṛthivī jalam vāyuś cātmā tathaivāsau vyāpya sarvam avasthitaḥ
Just as within all beings abide space, fire, earth, water, and wind as their inner basis, so too does Vishnu pervade everything and remain established in all.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: revealing
Creation Stage: Secondary
Cosmic Hierarchy: Brahmanda
Concept: As the elements pervade embodied life as its basis, so Viṣṇu pervades all as the indwelling ground of the universe.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Use elemental contemplation (pañcabhūta-smaraṇa) to remember the Lord’s all-pervasion in daily experience—breath, space, heat, fluid, solidity.
Vishishtadvaita: The universe and souls are real modes (prakāra) of the Lord; His pervasion is intimate (as inner self) yet He remains the sovereign whole.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
They serve as an analogy: as the elements are present throughout embodied existence, Vishnu is present in and through all things as their sustaining inner reality.
By describing Vishnu as vyāpaka—one who pervades all—Parāśara frames the cosmos as filled with the Lord, who abides within everything rather than remaining distant from creation.
The verse affirms Vishnu as the Supreme Principle who is both transcendent and immanent—present as the inner Self of all beings and the ground of cosmic order.