Shloka 17
विष्ण्वाराधन-फलम् तथा वर्णधर्माः
Worship of Vishnu through Varṇa-dharma
यथात्मनि च पुत्रे च सर्वभूतेषु यस् तथा हितकामो हरिस् तेन तोष्यते सर्वदा सुखम्
yathātmani ca putre ca sarvabhūteṣu yas tathā hitakāmo haris tena toṣyate sarvadā sukham
Hari se complace siempre en quien busca el bien de todos y mira a cada ser con la misma solicitud que naturalmente tiene por sí mismo y por su hijo; así permanece en la dicha nacida de esa benevolencia universal.
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames universal welfare as a direct cause of Hari’s pleasure, making compassion and equal regard a central marker of dharma rather than a merely social virtue.
He defines it concretely: treat all beings with the same protective concern one naturally extends to oneself and one’s own child—an ethical standard meant to guide daily conduct.
Vishnu (Hari) is presented as the supreme moral center who responds to inner disposition—He is pleased by benevolence toward all life, aligning devotion with universal dharma.