Shloka 52
कालियदमना: यमुनाशुद्धिः, करुणा-निग्रहः, स्तुति-तत्त्वम्
न यस्य जन्मने धाता यस्य नान्ताय चान्तकः स्थितिकर्ता न चान्यो ऽस्ति यस्य तस्मै नमः सदा
na yasya janmane dhātā yasya nāntāya cāntakaḥ sthitikartā na cānyo 'sti yasya tasmai namaḥ sadā
Ever salutations to Him: for whom there is no creator at birth; for whom there is neither “end” nor “ender”; and for whom no other sustainer exists—He alone, the Supreme Vishnu, is the ground of arising, abiding, and cessation.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: He manifests to uphold dharma and protect beings while revealing His supremacy beyond birth, continuance, and dissolution.
Leela: Dharma-upadesa
Dharma Restored: Recognition of the Lord as the sole ground of origination, sustenance, and cessation (īśvaratva).
Concept: The Lord has no creator, no terminus, and no other sustainer because He alone is the ultimate cause and ground of all becoming and cessation.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Contemplate the Lord’s causality and independence to reduce fear of change and cultivate steady devotion.
Vishishtadvaita: Affirms the supreme Brahman (Nārāyaṇa) as both nimitta and upādāna-kāraṇa—transcendent yet the support of all.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
Jagat Karana: Yes
FAQs
This verse asserts Vishnu’s self-existent supremacy: He is not produced by any higher cause, making Him the ultimate source behind all cosmic functions.
By stating that there is neither an ‘end’ for Him nor an ‘ender,’ Parāśara frames Vishnu as beyond time-bound dissolution—death operates within creation, not upon its Supreme ground.
It emphasizes that stability and cosmic order (sthiti) ultimately rest in Vishnu alone, supporting Vaishnava philosophy that all divine functions culminate in the Supreme Lord.