Shloka 37
कालियदमना: यमुनाशुद्धिः, करुणा-निग्रहः, स्तुति-तत्त्वम्
सेन्द्ररुद्राश्विवसुभिर् आदित्यैर् मरुदग्निभिः चिन्त्यसे त्वम् अचिन्त्यात्मन् समस्तैश् चैव योगिभिः
sendrarudrāśvivasubhir ādityair marudagnibhiḥ cintyase tvam acintyātman samastaiś caiva yogibhiḥ
With Indra and Rudra—by the Aśvins and the Vasus, by the Ādityas, the Maruts, and the sacred Fires—you are contemplated. O Inconceivable Self, all the yogins too indeed meditate upon You.
Sage Parāśara (addressing the Supreme Lord Vishnu within a praise passage, narrated to Maitreya)
Concept: The inconceivable Supreme Self is the universal object of contemplation for both gods and yogins.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Adopt steady japa/dhyāna on Viṣṇu beyond limiting mental images, with reverence for His acintya nature.
Vishishtadvaita: The same Lord who is beyond thought is still approachable as the personal object of meditation for all beings.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Antaryamin: Yes
FAQs
This verse presents Vishnu as the Supreme Reality whose true nature exceeds ordinary thought, yet who remains the focus of meditation for both gods and perfected yogins—highlighting transcendence alongside accessibility through contemplation.
By listing major divine classes (Indra, Rudra, Ādityas, Vasus, Maruts, Aśvins, Agni), Parāśara frames them not as independent supremes but as worshippers and meditators—placing Vishnu as the ultimate sovereign and inner Self.
Vishnu is depicted as the universal object of devotion and yogic realization: the highest Lord revered by the entire divine order and realized by yogins, aligning with Vaishnava readings of Vishnu as Para Brahman.