Shloka 9
अक्रूरस्य गोकुलगमनम्—दर्शन-लालसा, अंशावतार-बोधः, विष्णु-स्तुतिः
सर्वात्मा सर्ववित् सर्वः सर्वभूतेष्व् अवस्थितः यो वितत्याव्ययो व्यापी स वक्ष्यति मया सह
sarvātmā sarvavit sarvaḥ sarvabhūteṣv avasthitaḥ yo vitatyāvyayo vyāpī sa vakṣyati mayā saha
He who is the Self of all, who knows all, who is all—abiding within every being; who, having spread Himself everywhere, remains imperishable and all-pervading—He will speak together with me (through my words).
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya; presenting Vishnu as the inner ruler who speaks through the teacher)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Hari as sarvātmā and antaryāmin, all-pervading and imperishable, who will speak through the narrator.
Teaching: Philosophical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: The Lord is the Self within all beings (antaryāmin), omniscient, all-pervading, and imperishable, enabling true teaching and revelation.
Vedantic Theme: Atman
Application: Practice seeing the divine presence in all beings; speak and act with accountability to the indwelling witness.
Vishishtadvaita: Antaryāmin doctrine: the one Lord indwells all selves and matter as their inner ruler while remaining distinct as their support and controller.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman (philosophical)
Bhakti Type: Shanta (peaceful)
Vyuha Form: Aniruddha
Antaryamin: Yes
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
It identifies Vishnu as the inner Self of all beings—the indwelling reality sustaining every life and consciousness, not merely a distant deity.
Parāśara frames the discourse as guided by the all-pervading Vishnu, implying that the truth spoken by the teacher is ultimately voiced by the indwelling Lord.
It asserts Vishnu’s transcendence and immanence together: He remains imperishable while pervading all existence, grounding Vaishnava Vedanta’s view of the Supreme as both beyond and within the cosmos.