Shloka 59
उपसंहारः, वैष्णवपुराण-प्रशंसा, फलश्रुति, परम्परा-प्रवहः (पाठ-श्रवण-फलम्)
नान्तो ऽस्ति यस्य न च यस्य समुद्भवो ऽस्ति वृद्धिर् न यस्य परिणामविवर्जितस्य नापक्षयं च समुपैत्य् अविकल्पवस्तु यस् तं नतो ऽस्मि पुरुषोत्तमम् ईशम् ईड्यम्
nānto 'sti yasya na ca yasya samudbhavo 'sti vṛddhir na yasya pariṇāmavivarjitasya nāpakṣayaṃ ca samupaity avikalpavastu yas taṃ nato 'smi puruṣottamam īśam īḍyam
I bow to the Supreme Lord—Puruṣottama, the adorable Sovereign—who has no end and no origin; who neither grows nor undergoes change, being beyond all transformation; who never declines; who is the indivisible, non-dual Reality itself.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; the verse is a devotional declaration within the narration)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: doxology to Puruṣottama as originless, endless, changeless, non-declining, indivisible reality
Teaching: Philosophical
Quality: reverent
Concept: Puruṣottama is without origin or end, free from growth, change, and decline, and is the indivisible non-dual reality worthy of worshipful praise.
Vedantic Theme: Brahman
Application: Use this as a daily praṇāma-mantra: contemplate the Lord’s changelessness to steady the mind amid life’s fluctuations.
Vishishtadvaita: Even while using advaya language, the object of surrender is Īśa/Puruṣottama—supporting non-duality qualified by the Supreme Person as the ultimate reality.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse defines Vishnu as the eternal Supreme Reality (Para Brahman), establishing that all cosmic processes occur under Him, while He remains uncaused and unending.
Parāśara states the Lord has no growth, no transformation, and no decline—indicating a being beyond material modification and temporal decay.
“Puruṣottama” presents Vishnu as the supreme personal Lord who is also the ultimate, indivisible reality—worthy of worship as the sovereign foundation of all existence.