Shloka 94
अविद्याबीज-निरूपणं, योगस्वरूप-उपदेशः, मूर्तहरिधारणा-समाधि, जनकवंशीय-राजर्षिसंवादः
तद्भावभावम् आपन्नस् ततो ऽसौ परमात्मना भवत्य् अभेदी भेदश् च तस्याज्ञानकृतो भवेत्
tadbhāvabhāvam āpannas tato 'sau paramātmanā bhavaty abhedī bhedaś ca tasyājñānakṛto bhavet
Having entered into that state—becoming of that very nature—he becomes non-different from the Supreme Self, Paramātman. Any sense of difference in him arises only from ignorance.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Concept: Upon attaining that state, the seeker becomes non-different from the Supreme Self; any perceived difference is only a product of ignorance.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Notice where the mind creates separation (ego, fear, comparison) and counter it through sustained contemplation on the Lord as the inner reality of self and world.
Vishishtadvaita: ‘Abheda’ can be read as inseparability (apr̥thak-siddhi): the self’s true nature is as Brahman’s mode (prakāra), with bheda arising from avidyā and karma-born misapprehension.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
It states that liberation is the attainment of the Supreme’s nature, where the self is understood as non-different from the Paramatman; perceived separation is not ultimate.
Parāśara attributes bheda to ajñāna—ignorance that superimposes separation upon the self even when its true nature is aligned with the Supreme.
By identifying the Paramatman as the supreme reality with whom non-difference is realized, the verse supports a Vishnu-centered Vedāntic view where ultimate sovereignty and liberation rest in the Supreme Lord.