Shloka 40

नैमित्तिक-प्राकृत-प्रलयवर्णनम्

Periodic and Elemental Dissolution; Reabsorption into Paramātman

Devanagari script

परमात्मा च सर्वेषाम् आधारः परमेश्वरः विष्णुर् नाम्ना स वेदेषु वेदान्तेषु च गीयते

Transliteration

paramātmā ca sarveṣām ādhāraḥ parameśvaraḥ viṣṇur nāmnā sa vedeṣu vedānteṣu ca gīyate

Translation

वह सबका परमात्मा, समस्त का आधार और परमेश्वर है। वेदों और वेदान्त में वही “विष्णु” नाम से गाया गया है।

Word by Word

परमात्माthe Supreme Self

चand

सर्वेषाम्of all

आधारःsupport, substratum

परमेश्वरःthe Supreme Lord

विष्णुःVishnu

नाम्नाby the name

सःhe

वेदेषुin the Vedas

वेदान्तेषुin the Vedāntas (Upaniṣads)

चand

गीयतेis sung, is praised

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Characters & Entities

Vishnu

Vedas

Vedanta

FAQs

What is the significance of calling Vishnu the 'ādhāra' (support) of all in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse identifies Vishnu as the metaphysical ground of existence—everything depends upon Him for being, order, and continuity, establishing divine sovereignty over the cosmos.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the Supreme Reality in this section to Maitreya?

Parāśara frames Vishnu as both the Supreme Self (Paramātman) and the Highest Lord (Parameśvara), grounding the teaching in śruti by stating that the Vedas and Vedānta themselves proclaim Him.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu being praised in the Vedas and Vedanta here?

It asserts scriptural primacy (śruti-pramāṇa): Vishnu’s supremacy is not merely sectarian devotion but is presented as the consistent conclusion of Vedic revelation and Upanishadic philosophy.