Shloka 113
सूर्यरथ-कालचक्र-आयनविभागः, संध्योपासनम्, देवयान-पितृयानम्, विष्णुपद-गङ्गावतरणम्
सीता चालकनन्दा च चक्षुर् भद्रा च संस्थिता एकैव या चतुर्भेदा दिग्भेदगतिलक्षणा
sītā cālakanandā ca cakṣur bhadrā ca saṃsthitā ekaiva yā caturbhedā digbhedagatilakṣaṇā
वही एक तत्त्व ‘सीता’, ‘चालकनन्दा’, ‘चक्षु’ और ‘भद्रा’ के रूप में प्रतिष्ठित है; स्वरूप से एक होकर भी दिशाभेद और गति-लक्षण के कारण उसे चार प्रकार का कहा गया है।
Sage Parāśara (to Maitreya)
FAQs
They present a single underlying reality as four differentiated aspects, mapped through directional distinctions and specific modes of motion within the ordered cosmos.
He states that the principle is one in essence (ekā eva) yet described as fourfold (caturbhedā) because its functions appear distinct when viewed through direction (dig-bheda) and movement (gati).
The verse supports a Vaishnava view of cosmic order: multiplicity in the world is a structured manifestation within a single, sovereign reality ultimately grounded in Vishnu’s supreme governance.