Cosmic Appointments, Viṣṇu’s Vibhūtis, Fourfold Operation, and the Symbolism of Ornaments and Weapons
तच् च ज्ञानमयं व्यापि स्वसंवेद्यम् अनौपमम् चतुष्प्रकारं तद् अपि स्वरूपं परमात्मनः
tac ca jñānamayaṃ vyāpi svasaṃvedyam anaupamam catuṣprakāraṃ tad api svarūpaṃ paramātmanaḥ
Esa verdad suprema es de esencia de conocimiento y conciencia: lo penetra todo, es auto-luminosa, se conoce por sí misma y no tiene igual. Aun esa misma naturaleza del Paramātman se declara de carácter cuádruple.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
It indicates that the Supreme Reality is self-revealing consciousness, not dependent on any external proof or instrument of knowledge, emphasizing transcendence and immediacy.
He presents the Paramatman as knowledge itself, all-pervading, incomparable, and directly self-known—then notes that this same reality is taught through a fourfold characterization.
The verse supports a Vaishnava Vedantic view of Vishnu as the Supreme Self: omnipresent, self-luminous, and unmatched—grounding devotion and metaphysics in one ultimate reality.